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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

gesette ‘set down’

3rd pers. pret. sg. participle;

settan (verb; wk verb): set, place, appoint, ordain, create, establish; settle

se ‘the’

nom. m. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

munuc ‘monk’

nom. sg.

munuc (noun n.; neut sing): monk

ealle ‘all’

acc. f. sg.

eall (pron.; adj and pron): all

þā ‘the’

acc. f. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

gereccednysse ‘information’

acc. sg.

gerecednis (noun f.): narrative

on ‘in’

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

ānre ‘a’

dat. f.

an (num. cardinal; numeral and pron): one, alone

bēc ‘book’

dat. sg.

boc (noun f.; fem noun): book

and ‘and’

and (conj.; conj): and

eft ‘afterwards’

eft (adv.; adv): again, afterward, back, in turn, in answer

ða ‘’

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

þa ‘when’

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

sēo ‘the’

nom. f. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

bōc ‘book’

nom. sg.

boc (noun f.; fem noun): book

cōm ‘came’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

cuman (verb; Class 4 strong verb): come, arrive

tō ‘to’

to (prep.; prep): to, into, for, from, as a; adv. too, also; excessively, very; forth, onwards

ūs ‘us’

dat. pl.

we (pron.; pers pron): we

binnan ‘later’

binnan (prep.; prep): within

fēawum ‘a few’

dat. n. pl.

feawe (adj.): few

gēarum ‘years’

dat. pl.

gear (noun n.; neut noun): year

þā ‘then’

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

āwende ‘translated’

1st pers. pret. pl.

awendan (verb; wk verb ): change, pervert, convert; translate

wē ‘we’

nom. pl.

we (pron.; pers pron): we

hit ‘it’

acc. n. sg.

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

on ‘into’

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

Englisc ‘English’

acc. sg.

englisc (adj.): English

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;

hit ‘it’

nom. n. sg.

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

hēræfter ‘hereafter’

heræfter (adv.): hereafter

stent ‘stands’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

standan (verb; Class 6 str verb): stand, remain, extend; exist, be

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

Þā gesette se munuc ealle þā gereccednysse on ānre bēc and eft, ða þa sēo bōc cōm tō ūs binnan fēawum gēarum, þā āwende wē hit on Englisc, swā swā hit hēræfter stent.

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