A Consolidated Library of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Word Explorer: took

Number of occurrences in corpus: 70

A.3.4 440 y seat / of glory behind them, took a long journey / into the hand
A.4.2 78 handmaid, / with hair tied up, took a sharp sword, / hardened in s
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 1 6 d, / being already mild, you took great joy from the Lord. / Rec
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 4 5 d head, / when he suffered and took away the thorny thickets of e
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 5 13 depths / of his breast, and he took it into the inner chambers of
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 5 15 his sharp sense; / moreover he took what was worth telling in a m
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 6 3 hop, / Ecgberht, and to him he took care to send a servant, / aski
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 6 33 of lead, / With all his powers took care to render this house of
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 10 9 from his chaste body, / and he took care to keep the teachings of
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 10 35 of the blessed shepherd, / and took up his chaste soul from his c
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 13 22 victory, / and the dark hosts took to headlong flight. / When thi
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 15 1 him, his very gentle brother took up the rule of the monastery
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 16 11 these verses: / when this lord took the sacred altar in his finge
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 18 6 brothers should prevail, / and took up the governance of the rejo
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 18 13 ady passed, / the good shepherd took over the fold in modest piety
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 18 31 the measure of food asked, he took only what sufficed / he refused
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 20 33 y times, / recent leaders then took care / to offer up others as a
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 22 7 l face, / and of my own accord took steps on unknown paths. / Ther
AEDILVVLF.DeAbbatibus 22 92 fered the gift of a meal. / He took from it a drinking-vessel mad
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 131 ject peoples to keep. / [Edwin] took a faithful wife from the sout
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 299 / When the bishop saw this, he took [Oswald’s] right hand and s
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 341 dust in a piece of cloth and took it with him. / Growing weary, h
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 360 of holy Oswald’s brother, / took care to bring the remains of
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 394 he saint’s body was bathed, / took on the power of deflecting th
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 465 e study of books, the wretch / took no care about the life to com
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 668 le and the king he eventually took on / the rank of bishop, as ev
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 753 ed fierce peoples in war, / he took a wife called by the name of
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 802 aw of marriage.’ / The gesith took him in, and took care that he
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1085 to the blessed realms, / John took over the control of the churc
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1368 y cliff, / it happened that he took a fall. But he was buoyed up
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1397 by the name of Ælberht, / who took over the office of that vener
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1436 flow of rhetorical speech. / He took care to polish some with the
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1598 muse [Thalia] / an event that took place in our own time occurre
ALCVIN.VPatRegSanctEubor 1626 that holy church. / They soon took him up in gentle embraces, / a
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 9 5 ariots over them, / and he also took control of their taxes from t
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 15 1 ance, the venerable traveller took a trip / where the nearer path
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 20 18 mix wine for him, / but when he took a cup, he could not swallow a
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 25 1 without end. / / # / The brothers took care to bury him with holy co
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 32 5 him, / when the pious traveller took a trip, with Christ as his co
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 34 72 sed to the heavenly hall, / and took possession of joys without en
ALCVIN.VmetWillibrord 34 73 th the saints, . / The brothers took care to bury his body in a ch
ALDHELM.CarmEcc 3 18 lestial lot. / After him, there took his place a man famed in war
ALDHELM.CarmEcc 3 36 just now, / a third ruler here took up the splendid reign, / and f
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 411 eupon that liquid immediately took on the blessed gifts of salva
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 507 in the royalty’s glory / and took on being born in our own fles
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1121 y torturers. / Thereafter, they took on the bloody garlands of mar
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1458 f that waste land. / This place took the name Nitria from natron: /
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1709 , when he had been crucified, took away its wicked stains. / In
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 1891 ing rejected her tresses, she took up the standard of Christ; / an
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2025 ho, because of her schooling, took SCHOLASTICA as her own name. /
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2733 ich the page is speaking now, / took its beginnings above the high
ALDHELM.CarmVirg 2875 uration of the world gave and took nothing away, / that the judge
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 10 ese leisurely activities / and took happy prizes in frivolous com
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 657 their exhausted father. / He took care constantly to strengthen
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 833 the eyes of a certain man, he took up the holy saint’s stole,
BEDE.VmetCuthbert.Vulg 1 917 of the holy man. / He swiftly took care to wipe away the water w
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 61 y, / and the young man quickly took arms, as a noble offspring of
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 75 ted life. / With a holy love he took up the teaching of the young
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 99 he heights of Lyons. / Soon he took up the yoke and experienced t
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 145 rds, and without any delay he took hold / of that which he had as
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 233 hat Jesus commanded. / He soon took note of the life and outstand
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 298 slothful old age. / Justly he took up the breath of the Elysian
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1281 life. / The poisonous Eodwulf took up the empty reins; / he showe
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1361 tomb, / the venerable brothers took his vestments, / and a boy sei
FRITHEGOD.BrevVWilfred 1364 ith the saint’s sweat, / and took it to the blessed abbess, who
N.MiraculaNyniae 3 en the time was complete, / and took on flesh from the body of his
N.MiraculaNyniae 80 ing him,. / The chaste shepherd took care of his sheepfold with bo
N.MiraculaNyniae 194 e earth.” / The brother, who took care of the little garden, / re
N.MiraculaNyniae 389 e heart, / and on many days he took care to ask the Lord / to show
N.MiraculaNyniae 474 ng clothes to the naked, / and took care to visit those oppressed