A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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ID
https://clasp.ell.ox.ac.uk/poem/N.Bugga.Epit
Title
Epitaph of abbess, Bugga (d. 723x727), daughter of King Centwine of Wessex
Language
Latin
Edited
M. Lapidge, 'Some Remnants of Bede's Lost Liber epigrammatum', English Historical Review 90 (1975), 798-820, at 815
Time
viii in
Listed
ICL 6293a
Metre
hexameter
MSS
lost, known from Leland
Bibliography
  • Aldhelm: the poetic works, trans. M. Lapidge and J. Rosier (Cambridge, 1985), 40–41, 47–9; P. Sims-Williams, Religion and literature in the west of England, 600-800 (Cambridge, 1990), 351
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N.Bugga.Epit

N.Bugga.Epit 1. Hic Christi vernae corpus sub marmore iacet: Hic Christi uernae corpus sub marmore iacet:
N.Bugga.Epit 2. supremus mundi concludit terminus isthic supremus mundi concludit terminus isthic
N.Bugga.Epit 3. quam famulam prisci vocant de nomine Buggae. quam famulam prisci uocant de nomine Buggae.
N.Bugga.Epit 4. illius nam gregem sociavit denique Christo; illius nam gregem sociauit denique Christo;
N.Bugga.Epit 5. plurima basilicis nutrit pignora puella. plurima basilicis nutrit pignora puella.
N.Bugga.Epit 6. artibus est multis edocens et semina serens, artibus est multis edocens et semina serens,
N.Bugga.Epit 7. sancta suffulta prorsus virtute tonantis. sancta suffulta prorsus uirtute tonantis.
N.Bugga.Epit 8. ast hoc nam templum construxit arte perita, ast hoc nam templum construxit arte perita,
N.Bugga.Epit 9. qua nunc Christicolae laudant simul ore tonantem: qua nunc Christicolae laudant simul ore tonantem:
N.Bugga.Epit 10. turba fratrum geminis adstant et turba sororum turba fratrum geminis asstant et turba sororum
N.Bugga.Epit 11. classibus, concinnent praeconia regi polorum. classibus, concinnent praeconia regi polorum.
N.Bugga.Epit 12. Coentuuini haec etiam fuit en pia filia regis Coentuuini haec etiam fuit en pia filia regis
N.Bugga.Epit 13. dapsilis et clemens, Christi pro nomine felix. . . . dapsilis et clemens, Christi pro nomine felix. . . .
N.Bugga.Epit 14. ter denis egregium servansque ovile decenter ter denis egregium seruansque ouile decenter
N.Bugga.Epit 15. quattuor et simul annos pia rite regebat. quattuor et simul annos pia rite regebat.