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Poem of the Day: Riddles 89

  1. || se wiht
  2. wombe hæfde
  3. /tne || leðre wæs beg/
  4. || /on hindan
  5. grette wea/
  6. || listum worhte
  7. hwilum eft
  8. ðygan || him ðoncade
  9. siððan u/
  10. swæsendum || swylce ðrage

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Word Form of the Day: semiruti

semirutus noun masc nom/voc pl us_a_um

semirutus noun neut gen sg us_a_um

semirutus noun masc gen sg us_a_um

semirutus noun masc nom/voc pl us_a_um

semirutus noun neut gen sg us_a_um

semirutus noun masc gen sg us_a_um

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

Riddles 95 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxSsx
Type: d2b
Sievers
Scansion: xx / | / x
Type: C1

Syntax: AC
Non Primary Ictus: S
Light Verse

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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