Nouns
byrnsweord flaming sword (strong, neuter)
cirice church (weak, feminine)
ealdor lord, prince (strong, masculine)
eard land (strong, masculine)
geat gate (strong, neuter; accusative plural of gatu)
iglond island (strong, neuter)
lic body, corpse (strong, neuter)
Maria Mary (weak, feminine)
Rom Rome (weak)
Sancta Saint (Latin adjective "holy" used as a noun)
swefn dream (strong, neuter)
treow pledge (strong, feminine)
Wendelsæ Mediterranean Sea (feminine; proper name)
world world (strong, feminine; often weoruld)
wroht strife (strong, feminine)
wyrm worm, dragon
Strong Verbs:
ahebban: to lift, raise, exalt
becuman: to come, arrive
fordrifan: to drive away, sweep away
forgyldan: to pay for
gefaran: to travel, go
gehealdan: to keep, preserve
gesittan: to settle, remain, sit
geteon: to draw
licgan: to lie
onginnan: to begin
onwacian: to wake
toniman: to open
weorþan: to become, happen
þurh-slean: to smite through
Weak Verbs:
cirman: to cry out, shout (1st conjugation)
cohhetan: to bluster, shout (1st conjugation)
gristbitian: to gnash the teeth (2nd conjugation)
(ge)niwian: to renew (2nd conjugation)
(ge)somnian: to assemble (2nd conjugation)
Preterite-Present Verbs
het: commanded (past tense of hatan)
Adverbs
ealle: completely
feor: far
hider: hither
hlude: loudly
up: up
þus: thus
Adjectives
an: one
ece: eternal, everlasting
til: good
urne: our (accusative singular of ure)
Conjunctions
for þon: because
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