A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: break

Number of occurrences in corpus: 20

A.4.2 204 m that holy city / at the very break of day. Shields clattered, / r
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 14 2 p, dear to God, / was trying to break down a certain temple by hims
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 27 7 of the mighty bishop. / Chains break off by themselves from those
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 7 tead, the rocky obstacles may break the swollen waves; / who will w
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 96 in chaste practices / when they break the bonds of the marriage-bed
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 121 e earth as their own, / who now break the bonds of the marriage-bed
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 456 ng shades of Hell / in order to break open the iron access fitted w
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2586 t reason, may a virgin try to break this vice, / since a greedy bea
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 374 is own hands, / he attempts to break up the uncultivated soil with
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 392 eement by a dirty deed; / they break into the buildings and after
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 430 lly, but the weapons of faith / break through these empty tricks wi
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 658 ance: / ‘Learn, my sons, to break the bonds of the frail world
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 304 fter he had been defeated, to break the Ausonian laws. / Astraea of
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 457 ld of it, nor did double talk break it. / The Spirit, a co-worker
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 483 le; / now let me be allowed to break the long delays imposed by my
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 538 a thousand schemes / to try to break the holy peace with a pervers
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 677 this way anyone / who seeks to break the bonds of an agreed trust
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 920 w be mindful of your son, and break down your lethargy. The great
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 968 / He swore that he would never break the bonds they had establishe
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1112 deception would cause him / to break their old treaty / until he sh