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Poem of the Day: Riddles 80

  1. Ic eom æþelinges || eaxlgestealla,
  2. fyrdrinces gefara, || frean minum leof,
  3. cyninges geselda. || Cwen mec hwilum
  4. hwitloccedu || hond on legeð,
  5. eorles dohtor, || þeah hio æþelu sy.
  6. Hæbbe me on bosme || þæt on bearwe geweox.
  7. Hwilum ic on wloncum || wicge ride
  8. herges on ende; || heard is min tunge.
  9. Oft ic woðboran || wordleana sum
  10. agyfe æfter giedde. || Good is min wise
  11. ...

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Word Form of the Day: facillima

facilis noun neut nom/voc/acc pl us_a_um irreg_superl

facilis noun fem abl sg us_a_um irreg_superl

facilis noun fem nom/voc sg us_a_um irreg_superl

facilis noun neut nom/voc/acc pl us_a_um irreg_superl

facilis noun fem abl sg us_a_um irreg_superl

facilis noun fem nom/voc sg us_a_um irreg_superl

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

Dream of the Rood 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxSx|S
Type: 3B1b
Sievers
Scansion: xx / | x /
Type: B1

Syntax: NgN

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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