Caedmon

/ˈkæd.mən/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn.

    "It was the season, when through all the land / The merle and mavis build, and building sing / Those lovely lyrics, written by His hand, / Whom Saxon Cædmon calls the Blithe-heart King; […]"

Example

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"It was the season, when through all the land / The merle and mavis build, and building sing / Those lovely lyrics, written by His hand, / Whom Saxon Cædmon calls the Blithe-heart King; […]"

Etymology

From Old English Cædmon.

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