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Poem of the Day: Riddles 45

  1. ic on wincle gefrægn || weaxan nathwæt
  2. ðindan ond ðunian || ðecene hebban
  3. on ðæt banlease || bryd grapode
  4. hygewlonc hondum || hrægle ðeahte
  5. ðrindende ðing || ðeodnes dohtor

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Word Form of the Day: uoto

votum noun neut abl sg us_i

votum noun neut dat sg us_i

veto verb pres ind act 1st sg conj1

voveo participle perf part pass neut abl sg pp4

voveo participle perf part pass masc abl sg pp4

voveo participle perf part pass neut dat sg pp4

voveo participle perf part pass masc dat sg pp4

votum noun neut abl sg us_i

votum noun neut dat sg us_i

veto verb pres ind act 1st sg conj1

voveo participle perf part pass neut abl sg pp4

voveo participle perf part pass masc abl sg pp4

voveo participle perf part pass neut dat sg pp4

voveo participle perf part pass masc dat sg pp4

Number of occurrences in corpus: 43

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Metre of the Day

Riddles 66 1a

Bliss
Scansion: xxSx
Type: a1b
Sievers
Scansion: xx / x
Type: A3

Syntax: ivA
Light Verse

Places with this scansion (bliss)

Other places with this scansion (sievers)

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