Definitions for cynewulf
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Princeton's WordNet
Cynewulf, Cynwulf(noun)
Anglo-Saxon poet (circa 9th century)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Cynewulf
a Saxon poet, flourished at the second half of the 8th century; seems to have passed through two phases, first as a glad-hearted child of nature, and then as a devout believer in Christ; at the former stage wrote "Riddles" and "Ode to the West Wind," at the latter his themes were the lives of Christ and certain Saints.
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