A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: maw

Number of occurrences in corpus: 7

AETHILVVALD.Sator.Octo 7 s my breath away in its rabid maw / and gnaws it with its greedy
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 241 wish to snatch in its cunning maw / those chosen people who join
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 356 rk morsel into its horrendous maw; / and when the cruel beast chok
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1309 h from the ancient dragon’s maw. / Then Christ’s warrior, cons
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1479 ered wounds from the poisoned maw, / he contracted rabies, and his
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2437 / with horrific teeth and open maw; she burst apart the serpent
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2748 pestilential poison from its maw, / was able to mistreat the comp