A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: bishops

Number of occurrences in corpus: 12

ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 679 ns, / since the time when, the bishop’s spirit, abandoning the prison
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1218 rid, / who had been previously bishop’s deputy and abbot at York. / But
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1655 ude verses concerning her own bishops, kings, and saints. / Likewise
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 11 10 this was always the splendid bishop’s work, / / # / that he should brin
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 14 4 with anger, / and he struck the bishop’s head with a sharp sword; / but
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 925 , / so that they might dent the bishop’s fame with a serpent’s tooth
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 952 icious words might darken the bishop’s life; / his high roof crackled,
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 189 in verse. / She violated nine bishops of the church with the sword.
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 341 of a gentle sailor appeared. / Bishops eagerly gathered when knowled
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 530 om shone with twin lamps. / The bishops were performing worthy deeds
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 763 cribed (alas!) the deceits of bishops, who in the manner of suitors
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1150 cred monastery. / The patron of bishops and the faithful assembly rej