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Life of St Edmund §

Edited by Tarrin Wills

wæs ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

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ēadmōd ‘humble’

nom. m. sg.

eadmod (adj.): humble

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geþungen ‘virtuous’

nom. m. pers. pret. participle;

þeon (verb; Class 3 str verb): thrive, prosper; endure

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anrǣd ‘resolutely’

nom. m. sg. adverbial;

anræd (adj.; adj): resolute, determined

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þurhwunode ‘continued’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

þurhwunian (verb; wk verb): remain

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nolde ‘would not’

3rd pers. pret. sg. negative suffix;

willan (verb; wk verb): wish, desire, will, intend

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nāþre ‘any’

dat. f. sg.

naþor (adj.): neither

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āhylde ‘alter’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

ahyldan (verb): deviate from

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wæs ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

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þǣre ‘of that’

gen. f. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

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sōþan ‘true’

gen. f. sg. weak;

soþ (adj.): true

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eart ‘are’

2nd pers. pres. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

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hēafodmen ‘ruler’

dat. sg.

heafodman (noun m.): leader

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bēo ‘be’

imp. 2nd pers. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

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wæs ēadmōd and geþungen and swā anrǣd þurhwunode þæt nolde abūgan bysmorfullum leahtrum, ne on nāþre healfe ne āhylde his þēawas, ac wæs symble gemyndig þǣre sōþan lāre, ‘þū eart hēafodmen geset? ne āhefe þū ðē, ac bēo betwux mannum swā swā ān man of him’.

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