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Poem of the Day: The Paris Psalter: Psalm 97

  1. fægnian mid folmum || on gefean ælcne
  2. beorgas blissiaþ || beacen oncnawaþ
  3. for ansyne || ecean drihtnes
  4. forþon he eadig com || eorþan to demanne

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Word Form of the Day: phrygibusque

Number of occurrences in corpus: 3

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Metre of the Day

Riddles 7 1a

Bliss
Scansion: Ss|Sx
Type: 2A1a
Sievers
Scansion: / \ | / x
Type: A2a

Syntax: NV
Non Primary Ictus: T

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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