A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: keep

Number of occurrences in corpus: 36

A.3.4 398 long as they were willing to keep the word of the eternal one,
A.4.2 47 ere was a net all of gold / to keep out flies, splendid and hung
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 4 18 from heaven, should deign to keep / these servants safe: how tha
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 10 9 ste body, / and he took care to keep the teachings of Christ with
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 23 23 , may the all-controlling one keep in his kindness through time,
AETHILVVALD.Offa.Octo 34 of the world. / May the Lord keep you safe from all stains of s
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 74 their cities, / one that would keep the Lord’s commands. / That a
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 130 ced on his subject peoples to keep. / [Edwin] took a faithful wife
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 218 oderation. / He enticed folk to keep the faith with gifts and thre
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 371 divine light, / they asked to keep what they had previously refu
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 487 d if, maintaining belief, you keep a heart firm in faith, / divin
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1009 famous men, / did not herself keep for herself alone those she b
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1462 t that mighty kings wished to keep him with them / so that, dripp
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1627 ntle embraces, / and wanted to keep him with them utterly and alw
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 21 3 a multitude of pious peoples keep watch / as one day and night wi
ALDHELM.CarmEcc 3 8 ere now Christian worshippers keep monastic vows. / Then he set o
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 25 stalian nymphs / who, they say, keep the lofty peak of Helicon; / no
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 90 he striving of their minds / to keep God’s teachings while remai
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 641 hem. / But I shall order you to keep my commands: / while being carr
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 871 f our life, / monasteries might keep to a longed-for rule, / and in
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1236 from its constraining cage / to keep safe the girl’s virginal li
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1302 er hierarchy of their virtues keep them distinct. / Indeed, in the
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2069 ed. / But, God, taking pains to keep the girl intact, / inspired the
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2109 r, a lover of chastity, might keep safe / the one who had abandone
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2117 e aforementioned offspring / to keep their life virginal through c
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 385 not forbid it; but otherwise, keep within your own borders’!
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 475 during all this the Lord may keep him for Himself, / and the cho
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 695 his place. / I ask you too to keep lofty commands for ever, / whi
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 884 s fitting that you constantly keep this / fixed in mindful heart,
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 370 m with humble speech, / saying, “Keep the wreck, but I shall volunt
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 706 any faith in my mind, let us keep such a great friend.” / The
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 775 he king, / that if they did not keep the commands of the master wi
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1030 th your famous sceptre, / might keep the lofty commands of the Rom
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1054 he father, who was seeking to keep his keel unmoved, / preferred t
N.MiraculaNyniae 74 uly the worshippers of Christ keep monastic laws. / In this way he
N.MiraculaNyniae 395 ith bitter tears, / and did not keep asking because he was in doub