The Seafarer §1-12a

Mæg ‘can’

1st pers. pres. sg.

magan (verb; verb): to be able to, be strong, avail

ic ‘I’

nom. sg.

ic (pron.; 1st pers pron): I

be ‘of’

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

me ‘my’

dat. sg.

ic (pron.; 1st pers pron): I

sylfum ‘own self’

dat. m. sg.

self (pron.; pron): (him, her, etc.) self, own

soðgied ‘the true riddle’

acc. sg.

soðgied (noun n.; neut noun): true story, song, or poem

wrecan ‘tell’

infinitive;

wrecan (verb; Class 5 str verb): avenge, punish; drive out, exile, expel; be exiled; speak about, utter

siþas ‘journeys’

acc. pl.

sið (noun m.; masc noun): journey, expedition; fate, destiny; custom, habit; time, occasion

secgan ‘speak of’

infinitive;

secgan (verb; wk verb): say, tell

hu ‘how’

hu (conj.; conj and interrog adv): how

ic ‘I’

nom. m. sg.

ic (pron.; 1st pers pron): I

geswincdagum ‘in days of toil’

dat. pl.

geswincdæg (noun m.; masc noun): day of hardship

earfoðhwile ‘times of hardship’

dat. pl.

earfoðhwil (noun f.; fem noun): time of trouble or hardship

oft ‘often’

oft (adv.; adv): often, frequently

þrowade ‘have suffered’

1st pers. pret. sg.

þrowian (verb; wk verb): suffer, endure

bitre ‘bitter’

acc. f. sg.

biter (adj.; adj): bitter, harsh

breostceare ‘anxiety at heart’

acc. sg.

breostcearu (noun f.; fem noun): (breast- ) care, misery

gebiden ‘endured’

pers. pret. participle;

gebidan (verb; Class 1 str verb): experience, live to enjoy

hæbbe ‘have’

1st pers. pres. sg.

habban (verb; anom verb): have

gecunnad ‘experienced’

pers. pret. participle;

cunnian (verb; wk verb w. acc or gen): explore, try out, find out

in ‘a’

in (prep.; prep and adv): in, into, on, onto

ceole ‘float’

dat. sg.

ceol (noun m.; masc noun): ship

cearselda ‘anxious lodgings’

gen. pl.

cearseld (noun n.; neut noun): miserable residence, house of care

fela ‘many’

nom. m. sg.

fela (pron.; pron and adv): many, much

atol ‘the terrible’

acc. n. sg.

atol (adj.; adj): horrible, terrible

yþa ‘of waves’

gen. pl.

yþ (noun f.; fem noun): wave, current

gewealc ‘surge’

acc. sg.

gewealc (noun n.; neut noun): tossing, rolling, swell (of the sea)

þær ‘where’

þær (conj.; adv and conj): there, where; in such a case where

mec ‘me’

acc. sg.

ic (pron.; 1st pers pron): I

oft ‘often’

oft (adv.; adv): often, frequently

bigeat ‘has found’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

begietan (verb; Class 5 str verb): get, acquire, take; overcome, befall

nearo ‘the hazardous’

acc. f. sg.

nearo (adj.; adj): narrow, oppressive

nihtwaco ‘night-watch’

acc. sg.

nihtwaco (noun f.; fem noun): night-watch, night-wakefulness

æt ‘at’

æt (prep.; prep): at, near, by, from

nacan ‘the ship’s’

gen. sg.

naca (noun m.; masc noun): ship

stefnan ‘prow’

dat. sg.

stefna (noun m.; masc noun): prow or stern of a ship

þonne ‘when’

þonne (conj.; conj and adv): then, when; than; than that

he ‘it’

nom. m. sg.

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

be ‘along’

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

clifum ‘the cliffs’

dat. pl.

clif (noun n.; neut noun): cliff

cnossað ‘jostles’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

cnossian (verb; wk verb): crash, dash, toss