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Poem of the Day: Distich on the Sons of Lothebrok

  1. Ynguar and Ubbe || Beorn was þe þridde,
  2. Loþebrokes sunes || loþe weren Criste.

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Word Form of the Day: docetur

doceo verb pres ind pass 3rd sg conj2

doceo verb pres ind pass 3rd sg conj2

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

Vainglory 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxS|~x
Type: 2C2b
Sievers
Scansion: xx / | ~ x
Type: C3

Syntax: AN

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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