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Poem of the Day: Metrical Psalm 93:12

  1. Nefre% wiðdrifeð || drihten ure
  2. his ægen folc || ne his yrfe ðon ma
  3. on ealdre wile || hefre forletæn.

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Word Form of the Day: sardorum

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

The Metrical Preface to Wærferth's Translation of Gregory's Dialogues 1a

Sievers
Scansion: xxx / x | / x
Type: hA1

Heavy Verse: Hypermetric

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