A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Poem of the Day: N.Hymn.Praef

  1. Incipiunt ymni quod noctibus atque diebus
  2. Decantant monachi laudibus assiduis.
  3. His animis monachi celestia querere discit
  4. Æternumque melos cogitat hisce modis.

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Word Form of the Day: wylmhatne

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

Elene 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxxSx
Type: a1c
Sievers
Scansion: xxx / x
Type: A3
Russom
Scansion: xx/Sx

Syntax: avs
Light Verse

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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