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Poem of the Day: The Coronation of Edgar

  1. her eadgar wæs || engla waldend
  2. corþre miclum || to cyninge gehalgod
  3. on þære ealdan byrig || acemannesceastre
  4. eac hi igbuend || oþre worde
  5. beornas baþan nemnaþ || þær wæs blis micel
  6. on þam eadgan dæge || eallum geworden
  7. þone niþa bearn || nemnaþ and cigaþ
  8. pentecostenes dæg || þær wæs preosta heap
  9. micel muneca þreat || mine gefrege
  10. gleawra gegaderod || and þa agangen wæs
  11. ...

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Word Form of the Day: tantosque

tantus noun masc acc pl us_a_um

tantus noun masc acc pl us_a_um

Number of occurrences in corpus: 2

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Metre of the Day

Riddles 13 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxS|~x
Type: 2C2b
Sievers
Scansion: xx / | ~ x
Type: C3

Syntax: NI
Double Alliteration

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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