ENGL 202
Prof. G. Steinberg
Old English
alæddon brought (plural) ic I astealde established (singular) ielde men atiewde produced (singular) ierðling farmer awurtwalien root up is geworden gelic can be likened æcer field læddon led (plural) ægþer both, either læs see þe læs ærest first lætað let (command) æðeling prince leoð song bat boat man-cynn mankind bærnde burned (singular) meaht might, power bearn son mece sword bern barn menn man (dative singular)
men (nominative plural)bindaþ bind (command) metod measurer bohton bought (plural) mid with brohte brought (singular) middan-geard middle yard (that is, earth) bur bower, chamber middum see on middum camp battle minum my (dative singular) coccel cockle (a kind of weed) mod mind com came (singular) monn man cwædon, cwæþ said ne seowe þu didn’t you sow dælde gave (singular) nese no Dene Danes (always plural) nimað seize druncon drank (plural) nu now dryhten lord of from dyde did (singular) ofercomon overcame (plural) earm arm oferseow sowed over (singular) ece forever on on, in eode went (singular) ond and eorl nobleman on middum in the midst of ( + dative) fæder father or origin fela ( + genitive) many oð until feond enemy rice kingdom ferde went (singular) riper reaper firas men (always plural) riptiman harvest time (dative singular) fisc fish sang sang (singular), song fiscere fisherman sæd seed folc folk sægde said (singular) fold earth sceafmælum sheaf by sheaf forbærnenne burning up scieppend shaper fram from scinon shone (plural) frea lord scop scop, poet, shaped freond friend sculon should fyr fire se the, that gaderiaþ gather seax knife gar spear secge will say gað go seo feminine form of se ge you (plural) seolfor silver gefengon caught (plural) seow sowed (singular) gegaderod gathered slepon slept (plural) gehwæs ( + genitive) each (genitive singular) soðlice, soþlice truly gelic see is geworden gelic stan stone geong young sum a certain, one geþanc thought swa so, as geworden see is geworden gelic sweord sword giedd song, tale teode adorned god good to for hafoc hawk tun town halig holy þa then, when, who, also a form of se ham home þanon away, thence hæfde had (singular) þa þe whom hæfdon had (plural) þær where, there hærfest autumn þæt the, that helm helmet þe who, that (see also þa þe) hengon hung (plural) þe læs lest heofon heaven þeow servant herian praise þinum thy (dative singular) hie they (nominative) þonne when hine him, it þu see ne seowe þu hira their unhold faithless hit it wæron were (plural) hlaford lord wæstm crop, fruit hring ring weall wall hrof roof weard guard hu how weaxan grow hus house weorc work hwanon whence, from where weox grew hwæt wheat wer man hwæþwugu something (accusative singular) wilt þu Do you wish (that) win wine wuldor glory wundor wonder wyrt plant ymbsittend neighbor
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