A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: rather

Number of occurrences in corpus: 53

AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 6 49 d strength / and dashing about rather frequently, and blended in wi
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 18 8 in word and modest and deed. / Rather often he stretched out his pi
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 21 33 een established what was done rather often by the saints, / when the
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 23 14 o not scorn our labours, / but rather as you look upon them, take s
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 322 ized that there was something rather special / about the spot, and,
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 339 / He pondered to himself: ‘A rather saintly man fell in this plac
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 366 aven the whole night / where a rather large curtain was covering th
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 937 lace. / As I looked at this for rather a long time, and terror surro
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1362 eyes that the soul / was borne rather high over the stars of heaven
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1504 to the Cross. / He ordered that rather a large ampulla be made in re
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1646 mouth of the dying man, / and rather pleasantly embraced in his ar
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 22 2 vexed / for a long time by the rather frequent incursions of a dark
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 34 55 be placed beneath a bed, / but rather it was to be placed above the
ALDHELM.CarmVirg Praefatio 14 m right there to enemies, / but rather, may your protecting right han
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 31 stir my songs!’ / But I shall rather strive to stir through prayer
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 103 nness does not hold sway, / but rather the spirit strives to control
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 127 actions of a lawful life, / but rather freely chooses to beget a gen
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 469 ged specific particulars, / but rather this written work discloses g
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1062 not yield to punishments, / but rather, their hearts overcame the hor
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1093 uffed with specious gold, / but rather trampled on pouches of money
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1157 n to penetrate his chest, / but rather far shook off arrows shot at
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1218 ds with their loud blows; / but rather, the pliant withies grew soft
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1465 ne in its smooth turning; / but rather I reckon that Nitria purged t
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1757 ngle torment of her body, / but rather a triple torture afflicted he
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1781 flesh had been mistreated, / or rather, they adorned saints with thei
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1942 / For she vowed that she would rather be Christ’s spouse, / always
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2073 ferred to serve the High King / rather than live a wealthy man in fi
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2169 n the shadows of a bushel / but rather is placed blazing on the high
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2185 on the display of a dowry / but rather to linger on the lips of her
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2204 rated girls / if they would all rather be willing to be wed to suito
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2272 me; / and in this way, praying, rather than enduring injury, / they as
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2769 not dull their own minds. / But rather they ponder sacred books in t
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 75 sad blows are assailing, / or rather let us pray to the Lord, Who
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 293 e Sacred Spirit extinguished. / Rather indeed, when real fire with c
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 326 nquering sword of faith. / But rather, the woman will come to meet u
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 388 soldier of the Lord / — but rather they loved him as a devoted f
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 439 Lord. / The life of a monk is rather strict, and is always subject
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 524 / so that the verse does not rather produce boredom in the tired.
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 644 his hermitage, / he preferred rather to be assailed by the grim we
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 665 priate for deeds discovered; / rather looks with pure vision toward
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 719 body in remote recesses, / but rather to relieve the fever keeping
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 767 ead of events, / and that they rather would choose to leave the pla
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 908 idly alone in a rugged cell, / rather a broad flame rose from its i
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 196 nt-loving, beast of the Lord, rather than the true laws. / Therefor
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 877 no harm to the blessed man. / Rather, with a keen expression he ret
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 883 e, making known that he would rather suffer the loss of his own li
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 992 out by the purple of kings! / Rather, happy the father, an exile fo
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1072 man had the eyes of Lynceus. Rather, it was for this purpose / that
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1165 the attendants of kings, / but rather I have chosen to run voluntar
N.MiraculaNyniae 219 a man chaste in his merits, / rather than to make the chosen one s
N.MiraculaNyniae 376 in his merits, was accustomed rather often to assail / the Thundere
N.MiraculaNyniae 394 e covering of shining grain. / Rather often he begged for this, soa
N.MiraculaNyniae 396 oubt concerning the body, / but rather he was asking this from a pio