A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: poor

Number of occurrences in corpus: 25

A.3.4 454 when he doles out alms to the poor, / to those bereft of benefits,
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 7 18 he consolation of food to the poor, / while suffering hunger himse
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 10 13 buted generously to the needy poor. / He was also always undertaki
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 15 8 clothes, giving gifts / to the poor wretches who, shut out of the
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 269 s commands; / generous to the poor, stinting to himself, munifice
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 298 straightaway be given to the poor. / When the bishop saw this, he
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 658 the name of Farne, / an island poor in water, devoid of crops and
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 800 famous stock, / saying: I am a poor man, and a peasant, / and I li
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1019 ds and deeds. / Generous to the poor, but always stinting to himsel
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1099 mself offer food to the needy poor. / Then there was brought to him
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1254 scattered it among the needy poor, / so that he might become rich
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1257 distributing treasures to the poor with devout heart, / and what
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1402 of salvation, / a hope for the poor, father to orphans, comforter
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 24 4 / a comforter to the wretched, poor to himself but rich to those
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 682 / when he, brought alms to the poor and a cloak to the needy / bein
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1485 ement, / that he might heal the poor man’s misfortune and bitter
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1590 ge may deliver nourishment to poor wretches; / indeed, on this fea
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1803 ngers, / doling out alms to the poor and gifts to the destitute, / a
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2104 ns of the world, / so that as a poor warrior he might follow Chris
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2366 eir ornaments to the wretched poor, / keeping nothing for themselve
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2812 ed-for lot! / Therefore, as a poor suppliant, I beseech these pa
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 519 ce. / He was plentiful to the poor, meagre to himself, pleasing t
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 227 erous portions of food to the poor, / revealing by his example the
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 507 gathered by the grief of the poor woman, / and a great lamentati
N.MiraculaNyniae 478 ndly judge to widows; / to the poor he was a portion of the prese