A Guide to the Anglo-Saxon Tongue: A Grammar After Erasmus Rask ; Extracts in Prose and Verse with Notes, Etc. for the Use of Learners and an AppendixJ. R. Smith, 1846 - 196 pages |
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ablative accus accusative adjectives æfter an-weald Anglo-Saxon answers Apollonius be-foran beó beón burh bútan býð Class Comp complex conjugated consonant cuman cunnan cwadon cwæd cynge cyning dæg dative Declension dóhtor dóm eác ealle eów fæder feminine forms fultume genitive German gód gód-an gód-e Goth hæbbe hence heó heora híg hine hwæt Hwý hyre imperf imperfect letter likewise mæg mæst masc masculine miht næs nán neut neuter nouns ofer pære pæs pæt pám participles past plur plural pone ponne prefix preposition pres pronoun purh ríce sæd scyld se-pe secge seó síde sing SINGULAR sód-líce sometimes swá sylf syllable Third pers thou treów twá úre verbs vowel Vulg wæs weard words wudu wuht þá þære þæs þæt þæt híg þám þing þú þý
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