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Ælfric and late Old English verse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2005

Thomas A. Bredehoft
Thomas A. Bredehoft
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University of Northern Colorado
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Extract

In his discussion of the formal structures characteristic of Ælfric's ‘rhythmical prose’ style, John C. Pope prints the following passage from Ælfric's homily on Cuthbert, calling attention especially to the pointing, given as it appears in Cambridge, University Library, Gg. 3. 28 (?Cerne, s. x/xi):

Ac an ðære fugela. eft fleogende com.

ymbe ðry dagas. þearle dreorig.

fleah to his foton. friðes biddende.

þæt he on ðam lande. lybban moste.

symle unscæððig. and his gefera samod.

Type
Research Article
Information
Anglo-Saxon England , Volume 33 , December 2004 , pp. 77 - 107
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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