A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: humble

Number of occurrences in corpus: 21

AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 18 7 cing monastery. / He was a man humble in word and modest and deed.
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor P 8 you too I call to witness in humble entreaty, / O saints, mighty p
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1382 wicked, / the one bears up the humble while the other swallows the
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1404 ng in misfortune, he was also humble in success, / astute in intell
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1407 his mind lowered itself with humble piety. / May it please you, I
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 24 3 pious in heart, gentle to the humble and harsh to the proud, / a com
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 34 38 ned to brothers, / now patient, humble, ready for every good deed. / Af
ALDHELM.CarmEcc 3 39 / During his reign Bugga, the humble servant of Christ, / built a n
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1272 ice, / seeking out signs by his humble prayers, / so that he could mor
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2189 holy mother demanded through humble prayers, / when her holy letter
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2752 ud serpent here on earth. / A humble member of a retinue who does
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2759 igns praise in reputations: / a humble virgin can climb to lofty hei
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 147 ing received in the saint’s humble manner, / his sacred limbs are
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 358 strial earthwork, / and set up humble dwellings within lofty walls,
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 858 weak corner of the saint’s humble dwelling / so that the rain or
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 932 nd offering great joy through humble words / we have touched upon t
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 369 them, and beseeched them with humble speech, / saying, “Keep the w
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 830 an abundant reward for their humble work. / Although our bodies are
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1001 ely expelled. / Therefore, the humble man returned, completing the
N.MiraculaNyniae 415 ttering these things from his humble heart, / an angel seemed to co
N.MiraculaNyniae 468 re garden. / This man, who was humble, wise, righteous and good, hol