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Poem of the Day: Metrical Charm 1: For Unfruitful Land

  1. bethlem hattæ seo burh || ðe crist on geboren wes
  2. seo is gemærsod || ofer ealne middangeard
  3. swa ðeos dæd wyrðe || for monnum mære

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Word Form of the Day: turbaret

turbo#1 verb imperf subj act 3rd sg conj1 are_vb

turbo#1 verb imperf subj act 3rd sg conj1 are_vb

Number of occurrences in corpus: 3

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Metre of the Day

Metrical Charm 11: A Journey Charm 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxxxxSx|xSx
Type: a1e(1A*1a)
Sievers
Scansion: xxxxx / xx | / x
Type: hA1

Syntax: PV
Heavy Verse: Hypermetric

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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