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The Seafarer §91-93

Edited by Tarrin Wills

Yldo ‘Old age’

nom. sg.

yldo (noun f.; fem noun): age, old age

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him ‘him’

dat. m. sg.

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

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on ‘[on]’

on (prep.; prep): on, in, onto, into; about

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fareð ‘overtakes’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

faran (verb; Class 6 str verb): go, travel; proceed

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onsyn ‘(his) appearance’

nom. sg.

ansien (noun f.; fem noun): face, figure; sight; beauty

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blacað ‘grows pale’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

blacian (verb; wk verb): become pale

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gomelfeax ‘hoary-haired (he)’

nom. m. sg.

gamolfeax (adj.; adj): (old- i.e.) grey-haired

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gnornað ‘mourns’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

gnornian (verb; wk verb): lament, mourn

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wat ‘(he) knows’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

witan (verb; anom verb): know, be aware of

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his ‘his’

gen. m. sg.

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

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iuwine ‘friends of former days’

acc. pl.

iuwine (noun m.; masc noun): former lord, old friend

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æþelinga ‘of princes’

gen. pl.

æþeling (noun m.; masc noun): noble, prince

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bearn ‘the children’

acc. pl.

bearn (noun n.; neut noun): child, offspring

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eorþan ‘to the earth’

acc. sg.

eorðe (noun f.; fem noun): earth

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forgiefene ‘have been given’

acc. n. pers. pret. pl. participle;

forgiefan (verb; Class 5 str verb): grant, give, bestow upon

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Yldo him on fareð,
onsyn blacað,
gomelfeax gnornað,
wat his iuwine,
æþelinga bearn,
eorþan forgiefene.

88b-90The Seafarer94-96

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