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Caedmon

/ˈkæd.mən/

Caedmon proper noun: a famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn.

Proper noun

Caedmon

  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; […]1863 November 23, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Poet’s Tale. The Birds of Killingworth.”, in Tales of a Wayside Inn, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 189

Forms of Caedmon

alternative formCædmon

Origin of Caedmon

Learned borrowing from Old English Cædmon.

Questions about Caedmon

What does Caedmon mean?
Caedmon means a famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn.
What part of speech is Caedmon?
Caedmon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caedmon?
Caedmon is pronounced /ˈkæd.mən/.

Words near Caedmon in the dictionary

  1. caeculid
  2. caeculids
  3. caecum
  4. caecums
  5. Caeden
  6. Caedmon
  7. Caedmonian
  8. Caedmonic
  9. Caehopkin
  10. caek
  11. caeks

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