Chapter 10 Vocabulary

 

Nouns

andswere answer (direct object; feminine accusative singular)

aþas oaths (accusative plural)

cyning king (nominative)

earan ears (plural of eare, accusative)

Eastengle East Angles (nominative plural; proper name)

eastrice east kingdom (dative)

geare year (instrumental)

Godes of God (genitive singular)

godum with goods (dative plural)

herenesse in praise (dative singular)

Ifling the River Ifling (nominative)

lar teaching, doctrine (nominative)

mere lake, body of water (dative)

monað months (nominative plural)

mynster monastery (accusative)

Norþhymbre Northumbrians (nominative plural; proper name)

Oswold Oswald (nominative; proper name)

rod cross, rood (nominative)

Scyppendes of the Creator (genitive singular)

staþe shore, bank (dative)

tide time (accusative)

Truso Truso (name of a city; nominative)

twelf twelve (nominative; number)

(ge)weorc defensive work, fort (accusative)

weoruldhade secular life (dative)

word word (accusative)

wurþmynte reverence, honor (dative)

ylde old age (genitive)

 

Verbs

arærde erected (past 3rd person singular of aræran)

cwæþ said (past 3rd person singular of [ge]cweþan)

cymeþ comes (present 3rd person singular of cuman)

gehyranne hearing (inflected infinitive of gehieran)

gehyre hear (plural imperative of gehieran)

geseoh see (imperative singular of geseon)

geseted set, placed, located (past 3rd person singular of gesettan)

gehyraþ heard (present 3rd person plural of gehieran)

hæbbe have (present 3rd person subjunctive of habban)

hæfdon had (past 3rd person plural of habban)

onfeng took, received (past 3rd person singular of onfon)

ongan began (past 3rd person singular of onginnen)

(ge)seald gave (past participle of [ge]sellan)

singan to sing (infinitive)

standeþ stands (present 3rd person singular of standan)

stod stood (past 3rd person singular of standan)

þafode agreed (past 3rd person singular of þafian)

(ge)worht wrought, made (past participle of [ge]wyrcan)

 

Adjectives

ylce same

hwelc of what sort

gelyfdre advanced (genitive, feminine)

þær there

unscyldig un-guilty, sinless, innocent

Adverbs

nu now

siþþan afterwards

sona: soon, immediately

þonne then

wel well

Prepositions

ofer over

oþ until

to for

ymb about, around, approximately

 

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