A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: dowry

Number of occurrences in corpus: 8

ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1279 granted a young woman with a dowry / and do not stubbornly breach
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1813 ing the girl betrothed with a dowry of blood. / The frenzied hearts
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1848 , / so that this virgin and her dowry might be his for ever, / and fr
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1944 properly betrothed her with a dowry of faith / and it was His ring
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2064 the maiden in marriage with a dowry, / once she had already grown to
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2184 d to abandon the display of a dowry / but rather to linger on the l
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2205 uitors, / enjoying the splendid dowry from noble men. / If, however,
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2284 , / consulted them about a fine dowry from noble suitors. / Nonethele