Northumbrian Version (P) (c. 746) — St. Pet., Nat. Lib. of Rus. MS. Q.v.I.18, f.107
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Nu scilun herᵹa • hefenricæs uard
metudæs mehti • and his modᵹithanc
uerc uuldurfadu • sue he uundra ᵹihuæs
eci dryctin • or astelidæ.
he ærist scop • ældu barnum
hefen to hrofæ • haliᵹ sceppend
tha middinᵹard • moncynnæs uard
eci dryctin • æfter tiadæ
firum foldu • frea allmehtiᵹ
— Bede
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nu scilun herᵹa • hefenricæs uard
metudæs mehti • and his modᵹithanc
uerc uuldurfadu • sue he uundra ᵹihuæs
eci dryctin • or astelidæ.
he ærist scop • ældu barnum
hefen to hrofæ • haliᵹ sceppend
tha middinᵹard • moncynnæs uard
eci dryctin • æfter tiadæ
firum foldu • frea allmehtiᵹ" in the context of "Northumbrian Version (P) (c. 746) — St. Pet., Nat. Lib. of Rus. MS. Q.v.I.18, f.107" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bede" (Quotes, Cædmon's Hymn: Glossed in Latin and attributed to Cædmon in Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (731))
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About Bede
Bede (c. 672/673–26 May 735) was an Anglo-Saxon historian, theologian and scientific writer; often called the Venerable Bede. His best-known work, the Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of the English People) was completed in 731.
About Bede
Bede (c. 672/673–26 May 735) was an Anglo-Saxon historian, theologian and scientific writer; often called the Venerable Bede. His best-known work, the Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of the English People) was completed in 731.
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