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Poem of the Day: The Death of Alfred

  1. ac godwine hine þa gelette || and hine on hæft sette
  2. and his geferan he todraf || and sume mislice ofsloh
  3. sume hi man wiþ feo sealde || sume hreowlice acwealde
  4. sume hi man bende || sume hi man blende
  5. sume hamelode || sume hættode
  6. ne wearþ dreorlicre dæd || gedon on þison earde
  7. syþþan dene comon || and her friþ namon
  8. nu is to gelyfenne || to þan leofan gode
  9. þæt hi blission || bliþe mid criste
  10. þe wæron butan scylde || swa earmlice acwealde
  11. ...

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Word Form of the Day: flagro

flagrum noun neut abl sg us_i

flagrum noun neut dat sg us_i

flagro verb pres ind act 1st sg conj1 are_vb

flagrum noun neut abl sg us_i

flagrum noun neut dat sg us_i

flagro verb pres ind act 1st sg conj1 are_vb

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

The Descent into Hell 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxxxxSx
Type: a1e
Sievers
Scansion: xxxxx / x
Type: A3

Syntax: iP
Light Verse

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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