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Poem of the Day: Metrical Psalm 94:3

  1. Forðon is se micla god || mihtig% drihten%
  2. and% se% micla% kining || ofer eall manne godu.

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Word Form of the Day: laetissimus

laetus#1 noun masc nom/voc superl sg us_a_um

laetus#1 noun masc nom/voc superl sg us_a_um

Number of occurrences in corpus: 1

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Metre of the Day

Fragment of Psalm 64 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxxSx|S
Type: 3B1c
Sievers
Scansion: xxx / | x /
Type: B1

Syntax: aV

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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