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Poem of the Day: The Paris Psalter: Psalm 120

  1. hof ic mine eagan || to þam hean beorge
  2. þær ic fultum fand || fælne æt þearfe

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Word Form of the Day: proderunt

pro-sum#1 verb fut ind act 3rd pl irreg_pp1

pro-defleo verb perf ind act 3rd pl evperf contr

pro-sum#1 verb fut ind act 3rd pl irreg_pp1

pro-defleo verb perf ind act 3rd pl evperf contr

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

Riddles 14 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxS~x
Type: d3b
Sievers
Scansion: xx / | ~ x
Type: C3

Syntax: NC
Non Primary Ictus: s
Light Verse
Double Alliteration

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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