A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon PoetryNumber of occurrences in corpus: 3
| ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1045 | espect for his royal diadem. / | Defending | with his speech the sacred te |
| ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2002 | er sacred body, / since God was | defending | her devout limbs, although it |
| ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2092 | ens from on high straightaway | defending | the city, / as the enemy troops |