A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Poem of the Day: BEDE.Hymn

  1. Annus solis continetur quatuor temporibus,
  2. Ac deinde adimpletur duodecim mensibus.
  3. Quinquaginta et duabus currit hebdomadibus,
  4. Trecentenis sexaginta atque quinque diebus.
  5. Sed excepta quarta parte noctis atque diei,
  6. Quae dierum superesse cernitur seriei.
  7. De quadrante post annorum bis binorum terminum,
  8. Calculantes colligendum decreuerunt bissextum.
  9. Hinc annorum diuersantur longae latitudines
  10. Quorum quidam embolismi, quidam fiunt communes.
  11. ...

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Word Form of the Day: bryce

Number of occurrences in corpus: 5

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Metre of the Day

Metrical Charm 4: For a Sudden Stitch 1a

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