Cædmon
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
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How to use Cædmon in a sentence
It was his great reputation as a singer that made Hild seek Caedmon and persuade him to join her community.
Woman under Monasticism | Lina EckensteinAnd when Caedmon saw the harp coming near him, he would get up, feeling ashamed, and go home to his house.
When Caedmon awoke the gift remained with him, and he went on composing more poetry.
And they were all sure that a divine gift had been bestowed on Caedmon by God Himself.
We owe to him the translation of the account of the first English poet, Caedmon, from which I have quoted in my first chapter.
British Dictionary definitions for Cædmon
/ (ˈkædmən) /
7th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet and monk, the earliest English poet whose name survives
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