Cædmon

[ kad-muhn ]

noun

1. fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.

Cædmon

/ ˈkædmən /

noun

1. Cædmon7th century7th centuryMAnglo-SaxonWRITING: poetRELIGION: monk 7th century ad , Anglo-Saxon poet and monk, the earliest English poet whose name survives

Example Sentences

The abbess hearing of this, told Cædmon to become a monk and learn sacred history, which he did.

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Cædmon, afterwards one of the most eminent of their poets, was disgraced in this manner into an exertion of a latent genius.

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The fame of Whitby as a place of learning soon spread, and here lived the cowherd Cædmon, the first English poet.

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This is the old spirit of Cædmon and of Bede; in which are laid, while the earth lasts, the strong foundations of our literature.

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Some one approached him and said, “Cædmon, sing me something.”

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