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Life of St Edmund §

Edited by Tarrin Wills

Þā ‘Then’

þa (conj.; adv and conj): then, when; it being the case that

wurdon ‘took’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

weorþan (verb; Class 3 strong verb): become, be; (impers with ge- prefix, acc of person and gen of thing) agree upon, suit

hī ‘they’

nom. m. pl.

he (pron.; pers pron): he, she, it

æt ‘to’

æt (prep.; prep): at, near, by, from

sprǣce ‘conversation’

dat. sg.

spræc (noun f.; fem noun): speech, conversation

oþþæt ‘until’

oðþæt (conj.; conj): until

Dūnstān ‘Dunstan’

nom. sg.

Dunstan (noun m.): Dunstan

rehte ‘spoke’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

reccan (verb; wk verb): tell, narrate

be ‘about’

be (prep.; prep): by, with, by means of; near by, beside; because of; about, regarding

sancte ‘St’

dat. sg.

sanct (noun m.; masc noun): saint

Ēadmunde ‘Eadmund’

dat.

Eadmund (noun m.): Eadmund

swā ‘just’

swa (adv.; adv): so, thus, also, as, in such a way that; when;

swā ‘as’

swa (adv.; adv): so, thus, also, as, in such a way that; when;

Ēadmundes ‘Eadmund’s’

gen.

Eadmund (noun m.): Eadmund

swurdbora ‘sword-bearer’

nom. sg.

swurdbora (noun m.): sword-bearer

hit ‘it’

acc. n. sg.

he (pron.; pers pron): he, she, it

rehte ‘had told’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

reccan (verb; wk verb): tell, narrate

Æþelstāne ‘Æthelstan’

dat.

Æþelstan (noun m.): Æþelstan

cynincge ‘to King’

dat. sg.

cyning (noun m.; masc noun): king

þā ‘when’

þa (conj.; adv and conj): then, when; it being the case that

þā ‘’

þa (conj.; adv and conj): then, when; it being the case that

Dūnstān ‘Dunstan’

nom.

Dunstan (noun m.): Dunstan

geong ‘a young’

nom. m. sg.

geong (adj.; adj): young

man ‘man’

nom. sg.

man (noun m.; masc noun): man, person; one

wæs ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

and ‘and’

and (conj.; conj): and

se ‘the’

nom. m. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

swurdbora ‘sword-bearer’

nom. sg.

swurdbora (noun m.): sword-bearer

wæs ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

forealdod ‘a very old’

nom. m. pret. participle;

forealdian (verb): grow old

man ‘man’

nom. sg.

man (noun m.; masc noun): man, person; one

Click/tap on words in the text for grammatical information and notes.

Þā wurdon hī æt sprǣce oþþæt Dūnstān rehte be sancte Ēadmunde, swā swā Ēadmundes swurdbora hit rehte Æþelstāne cynincge þā þā Dūnstān geong man wæs and se swurdbora wæs forealdod man.

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