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CAEDMON

\kˈiːdmən], \kˈiːdmən], \k_ˈiː_d_m_ə_n]\

Definitions of CAEDMON

1910 - Warner's dictionary of authors ancient and modern
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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An English poet; born-; died 680. He is styled "the father of English song" on account of his epics of sacred history, written in old Northumberland dialect, mostly without titles, although one is called "Genesis".

1910 - Warner's dictionary of authors ancient and modern
By Charles Dudley Warner

An Old English poet of the seventh century, who sang of the mysteries of creation and redemption in alliterative (q.v.) verse.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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