A Guide to Old English: Revised with Texts and GlossaryA Guide to Old English has established itself as the most thorough and most stimulating introduction to the language of Anglo-Saxon England. This revised edition adds ten basic texts, together with full notes and a comprehensive glossary, which convert the Guide into a self-contained course book for students beginning a study of Old English. The texts, such as Cynewulf and Cyneheard, the story of Caedmon and the conversion of Edwin, are those that have traditionally been chosen by teachers precisely becasue they offer the best introduction to the literature and culture of the time. They are arranged in order of increasing difficulty. The notes and glossary constantly refer to the grammatical explanations in the Guide, so that course is fully integrated and easy to follow. |
Contents
PART | 9 |
Adjectives 6376 | 28 |
Conjugation of the Strong Verb 110114 | 40 |
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1st Pret 3rd Sg Abraham adjective clause adverb æfter Ælfric Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon England Battle of Maldon beon Beowulf bōc būtan Cædmon Christian Conj conjunctions cræfte cuman cwæð Cyneheard Cynewulf cyning cyninges đã dæt e.g. Beowulf ealle eallum examples Godes habban hæfde hæfdon heora hine hiora hwæt i-mutation King Maldon masc neut Note nouns Old English pæm pæs pæt pagan parataxis participle Past Ptc poetry pone ponne prep prepositional pret pret 3p preterite principal clause pron prose relative pronoun sceal sẽ strong verbs subjunctive Sutton Hoo swā translated Verner's Law vowel wære wæron wæs wolde word-order words þā þæm þære þæs þæt þām þon þone þonne þū