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Poem of the Day:
ALCVIN.Trin.Rhyth
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<A>ltus auctor omnium, sator summus seculorum,
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Legum lator, largus dator ab omnibus adorandus.
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<A>donai omnipotens, <q>ui mensus es manu aquas
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Et caelum palmo contines terramque pugno concludis.
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<Bo>nus factor bona ualde <c>ondidit cuncta celeriter.
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Quae singula sunt nam bona, simul omnia satis bona.
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<Be>nedico te, rex aeterne, qui fecisti per uerbum tuum
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Ima et summa uniuersa quique regis cuncta deus.
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<C>um esset dei unicus natus natura, non dono,
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Factus hominis filius plenus gratia per donum;
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Word Form of the Day: modige
Number of occurrences in corpus: 12
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Genesis A 1907a:
nu þu loth geþenc / þæt unc modige || ymb mearce sittaþ / þeoda
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Exodus 131a:
hie werige || wiste genægdon / modige meteþegnas || hyra mægen be
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Exodus 327b:
heard handplega || hægsteald modige / wæpna wælslihtes || wigend
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Exodus 465b:
r swipode / meredeaþa mæst || modige swulton / cyningas on corþre |
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Andreas 802a:
geweotan þa þa witigan þry / modige mearcland tredan || forlætan
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Andreas 1096a:
at || wicgum gengan / on mearum modige || mæþelhegende / æscum deal
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Andreas 1140a:
rohtheard || þrymman sceocan / modige maguþegnas || morþres on lu
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Andreas 1515a:
oþfæste || syþþan heoldon / modige magoþegnas || magas sine / god
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Beowulf 1876a:
seoððan no || geseon moston / modige on meðle || wæs him se man
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Solomon and Saturn 7a:
æs goldwlonce / mærþa þæs modige || þær to þam moning gelom
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Metre of the Day
Riddles 38 1a
- Bliss
- Scansion: xxS|x$
- Type: 2B1b
- Sievers
- Scansion: xx / | x /
- Type: B1
Syntax: NV
Places with this scansion (bliss)
Other places with this scansion (sievers)
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