A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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ID
https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost
Author
John the Old Saxon
Title
Acrostic verses addressed to King Alfred
Language
Latin
Form
acrostic, telestic
Edited
M. Lapidge, 'Some Latin Poems as Evidence for the Reign of Athelstan', Anglo-Saxon England 9 (1981), 61-98, at 82
Time
871-899
Listed
WIC 5429; ICL 4458
Metre
hexameter
MSS
Bern, Burgerbibl. 671, f. ??? (addition of s. xin)
Bibliography
  • Lindsay, Early Welsh Script, p. 10; Keynes & Lapidge, Alfred the Great
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JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost

JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost 1. En tibi discendant e celo Gratie totE. En tibi discendant e celo Gratie totE.
caesura pattern: 3m | 4d, fs: 3\2, ca: t, pa: t, ma: Y, pat: DSSS
JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost 2. Letus eris semper, Ælfred, per competa ateL. [= leta] Letus eris semper, Ælfred, per competa ateL. [= leta]
ca: l, pa: l, ma: Y, pat: Q, q: X
JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost 3. Fletas iam mentem sacris; satiare sirelaf. [= faleris] Fletas iam mentem sacris; satiare sirelaf. [= faleris]
caesura pattern: satiare sirelaf. [= faleris], ta: f, pa: s, oa: fs, ha: Y, q: Q, qc: X
JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost 4. Recte doces, properans, falsa dulcidine mureR. [= rerum] Recte doces, properans, falsa dulcidine mureR. [= rerum]
ca: r, pa: rd, ma: Y, pat: Q, q: X
JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost 5. Ecce aptas clara semper lucrare taltanE. [= talenta] Ecce aptas clara semper lucrare taltanE. [= talenta]
ca: t, pa: t, ma: Y, pat: Q, q: X
JOHNSAX.Æelfred.Acrost 6. Docte peregrine transcurre rura sophie. [D ?] Docte peregrine transcurre rura sophie. [D ?]
fs: 2\3, pat: SDSS, q: X