þances snotera, • þonne him þearf sy
to gehicgenne • ær his heonengange
hwæt his gaste • godes oþþe yfeles
æfter deaþe heonon • demed weorþe." - Meaning and context.">
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West Saxon (Early Saxon) (12th century) — Linc. Coll. Ox. MS. Lat. 31
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For þam nedfere • næni wyrþeþ
þances snotera, • þonne him þearf sy
to gehicgenne • ær his heonengange
hwæt his gaste • godes oþþe yfeles
æfter deaþe heonon • demed weorþe.

— Bede

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For þam nedfere • næni wyrþeþ
þances snotera, • þonne him þearf sy
to gehicgenne • ær his heonengange
hwæt his gaste • godes oþþe yfeles
æfter deaþe heonon • demed weorþe." in the context of "West Saxon (Early Saxon) (12th century) — Linc. Coll. Ox. MS. Lat. 31" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Bede" (Quotes, Bede's Death Song) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Bede

About Bede

Bede (c. 672/673–26 May 735) was an Anglo-Saxon historian, theologian and scientific writer; often called the Venerable Bede. His best-known work, the Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of the English People) was completed in 731.