A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: purple

Number of occurrences in corpus: 31

A.3.4 294 usly variegated, blended with purple. / Then is the tail beautifully
AETHILVVALD.Wihtfrith.Octo 71 fleeciness. / The wool of the purple dye falls away from the tiny
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1273 erht, also born in the Tyrian purple, / assumed the royal rule of th
ALDHELM.CarmEcc 4.2 34 rdom with red blood, / and the purple gore ran in a stream from his
ALDHELM.CarmEcc 4.4 1 f the mortal life, / taking on purple crowns with Christ reigning. /
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 164 rs; / as pallid gravel produces purple gems / which the dusty clod of
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 189 rginity shines like the ruddy purple of kings, / by which rulers in
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 450 s dance. / So therefore by the purple blood signified Christ, / heali
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 584 folk, whom Christ through the purple of his precious blood / rendere
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 884 rist who suffered through his purple blood. / They yielded their pla
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1146 g him the silken coverings of purple robes, / which a silkworm had p
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1224 attered with the red blood of purple, , / and those men whom the bles
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1313 re were streams dripping with purple blood. / In this way the servan
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1317 he sins of the world with his purple blood / when that holy one deig
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1669 d / where fields bloom with the purple flowers of the plain, / and the
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1751 bed of its virgin breasts / and purple gore dripped in drops from he
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1833 nards with a rigid sword, / and purple blood at once flowed forth fr
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2007 e: / drenching her holy body in purple blood, / while as a martyr she
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2197 garlands, plaiting them with purple crowns, / while likewise bright
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2278 drawn from long quivers, / and purple gore ran from her tender fles
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2340 mbs of the saints grew red in purple blood / and both, earning the
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2365 on golden necklets with their purple jewels; / soon, they had handed
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2441 piled up his deserts with the purple of his blood, / and was ready t
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2606 limbs, drenched through with purple gore. / So too the leader los
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2726 one spattered the fields with purple blood. / From that the murmurs
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2889 ng the extensive kingdom with purple blood ; / in that place where h
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 512 ring [Osred], in the imperial purple, / now controls the reins of po
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 220 to prostrate himself, in his purple, on the grey earth, / seeking i
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 349 en belt glittered with Tyrian purple, / and his shining neck was ador
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 991 nt which is sought out by the purple of kings! / Rather, happy the
N.MiraculaNyniae 61 overcome, / they might receive purple crowns with the coming of Chr