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The Seafarer §122b-124

Edited by Tarrin Wills

Þæs ‘for it’

gen. m. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

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sy ‘should be given’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

beon (verb; anom verb): to be

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þam ‘to the’

dat. m. sg.

se (pron.; demonst): the, that

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usic ‘us’

acc. pl.

we (pron.; pers pron): we

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geweorþade ‘honoured’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

weorðian (verb; wk verb): honour, cherish; worship

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ece ‘everlasting’

nom. m. sg.

ece (adj.; adj): eternal

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ealle ‘all’

acc. f. sg.

eall (pron.; adj and pron): all

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Þæs sy þam halgan þonc,
þæt he usic geweorþade,
wuldres ealdor,
ece dryhten,
in ealle tid. Amen.

117-122aThe Seafarer

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