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gǣrede, adj: triangular, wedge-shaped. (GAE-reh-duh / ˈgæː-rɛ-də)
Image: Luttrell Psalter; England, c. 1325-1340; British Library, Add 42130, f. 80r.
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lygen, adj: lying, false. (LUE-yen / ˈly-jɛn)
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The earliest known English poem has been found in an unexpected place.
A 9th-century manuscript held in Rome has revealed the earliest known Old English poem, Caedmon’s Hymn, hidden within a copy of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
#English #Poetry #Library #Rome #Literature #History #UK #Italy #OldEnglish
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upstige, m.n: ascension, mounting; an ascent, a way of ascending. (UP-STIH-yuh / ˈʌp-ˌstɪ-jə)
Image: Christ’s ascension in Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 15r.
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nīþ-sceaða, m.n: malignant foe. (NEETH-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈniːθ-ˌʃɛa-θa)
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gestning, f.n: hospitality, lodging. (YEST-ning / ˈjɛst-nɪŋ)
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līf-wela, m.n: riches that confer or possess life, heavenly riches, wealth belonging to this or to the next life. (LEEF-WELL-ah / ˈliːf-ˌwɛ-la)
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New copy of earliest known English poem discovered in Rome manuscript
A manuscript hidden in plain sight at the National Central Library of Rome has revealed a new copy of what scholars consider the earliest known poem in English. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin identified an early ninth-century manuscript containing Cædmon’s Hymn, a short Old English poem written more than 1,300 years ago...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/04/new-copy-of-earliest-known-english-poem/
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ge-cennice, f.n: mother. (yeh-KEN-nitch-uh / jɛ-ˈkɛn-nɪ-tʃə)
Image: The Annunciation, from a psalter; Germany (Würzburg), c. 1240-1250; Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig VIII 2, f. 10.
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læt-līce, adv: slowly. (LAT-lee-chuh / ˈlæːt-liː-tʃə)
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ge-wyrpan, wk.v: to recover. (yeh-WUER-pahn / jɛ-ˈwyr-pan)
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rēad, adj: red. (RAY-ahd / ˈreːad)
Image: Knyvett Hours; England, late 14th century; J. Paul Getty Museum, MS M.1213.
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wæcc, f.n: watch, vigil. (WACK / ˈwæk)
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ge-gōdian, wk.v: to bestow goods upon, enrich. (yeh-GOAD-li-ahn / jɛ-ˈgoː-dɪ-an)
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fēower, n/numeral/adj: four. (FAY-oh-wer / ˈfeːɔ-wɛr)
Image: Symbols of the Four Evangelists in Tyniec Sacramentary; Germany (probably near Cologne), c. 1072-1075; National Library of Poland, Rps BOZ 8, p. 32.
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un-geþungen, adj: vile, base, ignoble. (UN-yeh-THUNG-gehn / ˈʌn-jɛ-ˌθʌŋ-gɛn)
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ne, adv: not. (neh / nɛ)
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Engla þēod, n: country or nation of the English. (ENG-gla-THAY-od / ˈɛŋ-gla-ˌθeːɔd)
Image: Matthew Paris map of Britain; England (St Albans), 1250; British Library, MS Cotton Claudius D VI, f. 12v.
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@VanessaK The #OldEnglish hashtag is well populated with people who can translate.
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New copy of earliest poem in English language discovered by Trinity researchers in Rome
https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/top-stories/featured/caedmons-hymn-discovery/
> Old fashioned sleuthing and the help of modern technology leads to discovery of manuscript with poem composed by a farm labourer 1,300 years ago.
https://poemanalysis.com/caedmon/caedmons-hymn/
https://caedmonshymn.com/
https://caedmon.seenet.org/
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þrāg-bisig, adj: occupied for a time (?), periodically employed (?). (THRAW’CH-BIH-zih / ˈθraːx-ˌbɪ-zɪj)
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pundar, n.n: a plumb-line. (PUN-dar / ˈpʌn-dar)
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"Dublin scholars find 1,200-year-old manuscript of Caedmon’s Hymn composed by Northumbrian cattle herder." www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a... #poetry #literature #OldEnglish #English
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emne-cristen, m.n: a fellow Christian. (EM-nuh-KRISS-ten / ˈɛm-nə-ˌkrɪs-tɛn)
Image: Cistercian Gradual; Netherlands or Germany, early 14th century; Victoria & Albert Museum 8990A.
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ge-lēon, str.v: to grant, confer. (yeh-LAY-on / jɛ-ˈleːɔn)
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twisel-tōðe, adj: having the teeth forked or double. (TWIH-zell-TOE-thuh / ˈtwɪ-zɛl-ˌtoː-θə)
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twislung, f.n: forking, branching, partition. (TWIZ-lung / ˈtwɪz-lʌŋ)
Image: Li livres dou trésor; France (Arras or Thérouanne), 1300-1325; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.814, f. 63r.
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cāfer-tūn, m.n: courtyard, hall, enclosure, court, vestibule. (KAH-ver-TOON / ˈkaː-vɛr-ˌtuːn)
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