A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Poem of the Day: Riddles 87

  1. ic seah wundorlice wiht || wombe hæfde micle
  2. ðryðum geðrungne || ðegn folgade
  3. mægenstrong ond mundrof || micel me ðuhte
  4. godlic gumrinc || grap on sona
  5. heofones toðe
  6. bleowe on eage || hio borcade
  7. wancode willum || hio wolde seðeah
  8. niol/

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Word Form of the Day: noxia

noxius noun neut nom/voc/acc pl ius_ia_ium

noxius noun fem abl sg ius_ia_ium

noxius noun fem nom/voc sg ius_ia_ium

noxius noun neut nom/voc/acc pl ius_ia_ium

noxius noun fem abl sg ius_ia_ium

noxius noun fem nom/voc sg ius_ia_ium

Number of occurrences in corpus: 61

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Metre of the Day

Juliana 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxxSx
Type: a1c
Sievers
Scansion: xxx / x
Type: A3
Russom
Scansion: xx/Sx

Syntax: aV
Particle
Light Verse

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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