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The Seafarer §103-105

Edited by Tarrin Wills

biþ ‘is’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

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meotudes ‘of the Creator’

gen. sg.

metod (noun m.; masc noun): the Creator, God

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hi ‘itself’

acc. f. sg.

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

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seo ‘the’

nom. f. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

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se ‘that one’

nom. m. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

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gestaþelade ‘made steadfast’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

staþelian (verb; wk verb): establish, found

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stiþe ‘the firm’

acc. m. pl.

stið (adj.; adj): strong, hard

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eorþan ‘of the earth’

gen. sg.

eorðe (noun f.; fem noun): earth

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Micel biþ se meotudes egsa,
forþon hi seo molde oncyrreð;
se gestaþelade
stiþe grundas,
eorþan sceatas
ond uprodor.

97-99 [def.]The Seafarer106

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