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Anglo-Saxon Primer, With Grammar, Notes, and Glossary Eighth Edition Revised

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6. Part 6

S[=o]thl[=i]ce [=u]t [=e]ode se s[=a]were his s[=ae]d t[=o] s[=a]wenne. And th[=a] th[=a] h[=e] s[=e]ow, sumu h[=i]e f[=e]ollon with we[.g], and fuglas c[=o]mon and [=ae]ton th[...

7. Part 7

On C[=y]res dagum cyninges wr[=e][.g]don th[=a] Babil[=o]niscan thone {73} w[=i]tegan Dani[=e]l, for th[=ae]m the h[=e] t[=o].wearp hiera d[=e]ofol-[.g]ield, 150 and cw[=ae]don...

8. Part 8

Hwaet th[=a] [=E]admund cyning clipode [=a]nne biscop the him th[=a] [.g]e.h[e,]ndost waes, and with hine sm[=e]ade h[=u] h[=e] th[=ae]m r[=e]than Hinguare andwyrdan scolde. Th[...

5. Part 5

Some govern both accusative and dative, such as _ofer_ (over), _on_ (on, in), _under_ (under). The general rule is that when motion is implied they take the accusative, when res...

4. Part 4

t[=o]- as a verbal prefix has nothing to do with the preposition _t[=o]_ (which occurs in _t[=o].gaedre_, 'together,' &c.), but signifies 'separation,' as in _t[=o].berstan_ (bu...

1. Part 1

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9. Part 9

l. 76. se h[e,]re, the Danish army. _h[e,]re_ got a bad sense, through its association with _h[e,]rgian_ (to harry), and hence is applied only to a plundering, marauding body of...

3. Part 3

-teth _becomes_ -tt _as in_ l[=ae]tt _from_ l[=ae]tan (_let_). -deth " -tt " b[=i]tt " b[=i]dan (_wait_). -ddeth " -tt " bitt " biddan (_pray_). -theth " -thth " cwithth " cweth...

2. Part 2

Nouns in _-el_, _-ol_, _-um_, _-en_, _-on_, _-er_, _-or_ often contract:--_[e,]n[.g]el_ (angel), _[e,]n[.g]le_, _[e,]n[.g]les_; _[e,]n[.g]las_, _[e,]n[.g]lum_, _[e,]n[.g]la_. So...

10. Part 10

Gadrian, _wv._ gather. gaers, _sn._ grass. gafeloc, _sm._ missile, spear. gafol, _sn._ interest, profit. gamen, _sn._ sport. g[=a]n, _sv._ go. _[.g]e._g[=a]n, _sv._ gain, conque...

11. Part 11

S[=ae], _sf._ sea--_dat._ s[=ae]. s[=ae]d, _sn._ seed. sae[.g]de, _see_ s[e,][.c][.g]an. s[=ae]l, _sm._ time, occasion. _[.g]e_.s[=ae]li[.g], _aj._ happy, blessed. _[.g]e_.s[=ae...