Cynewulf

American  

[kin-uh-woolf] / ˈkɪn əˌwʊlf /

noun

1. flourished 9th century a.d., Anglo-Saxon poet.

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Cynewulf British  

/ ˈkɪnɪˌwʊlf, ˈkɪnˌwʊlf /

noun

1. ?8th century _ad , Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles

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Example Sentences

King Cynewulf of Wessex - murdered by a rival at his mistress's house in Merton in 786.

From BBC

The Vercelli Book takes us back in the writings of Cynewulf to the eighth century; the Exeter manuscript looks back even farther and introduces us to the singers of heathen or semi-heathen times.

From Project Gutenberg

The three are commonly known as Cynewulf’s Christ, but the runic signature attests only the second.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Brooke has remarked upon a similarity between the Tempest of Cynewulf and Shelley's Ode to the West Wind.

From Project Gutenberg

After seven years Ina slew Cynewulf, and after six months made war against the Southern English.

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