A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Poem of the Day: Riddles 15

  1. hals is min hwit || ond heafod fealo
  2. sidan swa some || swift ic eom on feðe
  3. beadowæpen bere || me on bæce standað
  4. her swylce swe on hleorum || hlifiað tu
  5. earan ofer eagum || ordum ic steppe
  6. in grene græs || me bið gyrn witod
  7. gif mec onhæle || an onfindeð
  8. wælgrim wiga || ðær ic wic buge
  9. bold mid bearnum || ond ic bide ðær
  10. mid geoguðcnosle || hwonne gæst cume
  11. ...

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Word Form of the Day: uenientibus

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut abl pl conj4

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut dat pl conj4

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut abl pl conj4

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut dat pl conj4

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut abl pl conj4

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut dat pl conj4

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut abl pl conj4

venio participle pres part masc/fem/neut dat pl conj4

Number of occurrences in corpus: 14

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Metre of the Day

Christ and Satan 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxSxx
Type: d1b
Sievers
Scansion: xx / | / x
Type: C1
Russom
Scansion: x/Ssx

Syntax: AC
Non Primary Ictus: T
Light Verse

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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