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The verse forms of the Old English “metrical” charms

open access: yesFilologia Germanica
This essay takes into account the metre of the so-called metrical charms, arguing that these charms are characterised by a number of prosodic elements such as free alliterative verses, recurring repetition and some occasional rhyme.
Claudio Cataldi
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Framework Proposal: A Semantic Feature Analysis of Kennings to Support Their Role in Aiding Word Retrieval in Oral Old English Poetry

open access: yesZeitschrift für Wortbildung
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of kennings’ use in Old English (OE) poetry beyond their rhetorical power, more specifically, their role as mnemonic devices.
Mihaela Buzec
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Maxims in Old English poetry [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
The focus of the thesis is on maxims and gnomes in Old English poetry, but the occasional occurrence of these forms of expression in Old English prose and in other Old Germanic literature is also given attention, particularly in the earlier chapters. Chapters 1 to 3 are general, investigating a wide range of material to see how and why maxims were used,
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