Life of St Edmund §

Hē ‘He’

nom. m. sg.

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

wæs ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

cystig ‘generous’

nom. m. sg.

cystig (adj.): generous

wǣdlum ‘to the poor’

dat. pl.

wædla (noun m.): poor person

and ‘and’

and (conj.; conj): and

widewum ‘to widows’

dat. pl.

widewe (noun f.): widow

swā ‘as’

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;

fæder ‘a father’

nom. sg.

fæder (noun m.; masc noun): father

and ‘and’

and (conj.; conj): and

mid ‘with’

mid (prep.; prep): with, by means of, together with, among

welwillendnysse ‘benevolence’

dat. sg.

welwillendnys (noun f.): benevolence

gewissode ‘guided’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

wisian (verb; wk verb): advise, guide; show, point out

his ‘his’

gen. m. sg.

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

folc ‘people’

acc. sg.

folc (noun n.; neut noun): people, nation, tribe

symle ‘always’

symble (adv.; adv): always, continually

tō ‘towards’

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

rihtwīsnysse ‘righteousness’

dat. sg.

rihtwisnys (noun f.): righteousness

and ‘and’

and (conj.; conj): and

þām ‘the’

dat. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

rēþum ‘violent’

dat. pl.

reðe (adj.; adj): cruel, harsh; terrible

stȳrde ‘restrained’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. styran (verb; wk verb): guide, restrain [check]

and ‘and’

and (conj.; conj): and

gesǣliglīce ‘happily’

adverbial;

gesæliglic (adj.; adj): happy, blessed

leofode ‘lived’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

leofian (verb; wk verb): live

on ‘in’

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

sōþum ‘the true’

dat. m. sg.

soþ (adj.): true

gelēafan ‘faith’

dat. sg.

leafa (noun m.; masc noun): belief, faith