Cynewulf

[ kin-uh-woo lf ]

/ ˈkɪn əˌwʊlf /

flourished 9th century a.d., Anglo-Saxon poet.

Also Cynwulf.

Example sentences from the Web for cynewulf

Egbert had laid claim to the throne on the death of Cynewulf, which took place in 784, but without success.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
So that on this view the volume might be interpreted as containing Poems by Cynewulf; and a miscellaneous collection.

Anglo-Saxon Literature |John Earle
Amongst them are some by Cynewulf, perhaps the most genuinely poetical of all the early minstrels after Cædmon.

Early Britain |Grant Allen
It is a remarkable fact that only two of these poets are known to us by name, Cædmon and Cynewulf.

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 |Charles Dudley Warner

Cook thinks that it is not earlier than about 825 nor later than 937, and that it is possibly by Cynewulf.

Old English Poems |Various

Cynewulf

/ (ˈkɪnɪˌwʊlf) /

?8th century ad, Anglo-Saxon poet; author of Juliana, The Ascension, Elene, and The Fates of the Apostles