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Poem of the Day: The Metrical Preface to the Pastoral Care

  1. ðis ærendgewrit || agustinus
  2. ofer sealtne sæ || suðan brohte
  3. iegbuendum || swa hit ær fore
  4. adihtode || dryhtnes cempa
  5. rome papa || ryhtspell monig
  6. gregorius || gleawmod gindwod
  7. ðurh sefan snyttro || searoðonca hord
  8. forðæm he monncynnes || mæst gestriende
  9. rodra wearde || romwara betest
  10. monna modwelegost || mærðum gefrægost
  11. ...

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Word Form of the Day: ierit

eo#1 verb perf subj act 3rd sg irreg_pp2

eo#1 verb futperf ind act 3rd sg perfstem

eo#1 verb perf subj act 3rd sg perfstem

eo#1 verb perf subj act 3rd sg irreg_pp2

eo#1 verb futperf ind act 3rd sg perfstem

eo#1 verb perf subj act 3rd sg perfstem

Number of occurrences in corpus: 2

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Metre of the Day

Riddles 85 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xx~+|Sx
Type: 2C1b
Sievers
Scansion: xx ~+ | / x
Type: C2

Syntax: NA
Double Alliteration

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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