e/For a Swarm of Bees

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has gloss	eng: For a Swarm of Bees is an Anglo-Saxon metrical charm intended to keep honey bees from swarming. Towards the end of For a Swarm of Bees, the swarming bees are referred to as "victory-women" (Old English sigewif): :Settle down, victory-women, :never be wild and fly to the woods. :Be as mindful of my welfare, :as is each man of eating and of home. The term "victory women" has been sometimes referred to as pointing to an association with valkyries. The notion has alternately been theorized as a simple metaphor for the "victorious sword" (the stinging) of the bees.<ref name=GREENFIELD256/>
lexicalization	eng: For a Swarm of Bees
instance of	e/Bee