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Poem of the Day: The Paris Psalter: Psalm 129

  1. ic of grundum to þe || geomur cleopode
  2. drihten drihten || do þu nu-þa
  3. þæt þu mines gebedes || bene gehyre

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Word Form of the Day: obscurissima

obscurus noun neut nom/voc/acc superl pl us_a_um

obscurus noun fem abl superl sg us_a_um

obscurus noun fem nom/voc superl sg us_a_um

obscurus noun neut nom/voc/acc superl pl us_a_um

obscurus noun fem abl superl sg us_a_um

obscurus noun fem nom/voc superl sg us_a_um

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

Fragment of Psalm 118 1a

Bliss
Scansion: ~+ | / x \
Type: N/A
Sievers
Scansion: ~+ | / x \
Type: D4

Syntax: Vi
Heavy Verse: Yes

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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