Adam and Eve
Parse the bolded word:
“Adam, hwǣr eart ðū?”
anomalous (wesan)
2nd person
singular
present
indicative
parse the bolded word:
Ða þu scealt þyssum gemete niman
preterite-present
present
2nd person
singular
indicative
parse the bolded word:
Hēo lufode þone Hǣlend (savior)
weak verb (lufian)
preterite
3rd person
singular
indicative
fremmað
What kind of verbs correspond roughly to "regular" verbs in modern English
Weak Verbs
Parse the bolded word:
"ðæt trēow wæs gōd tō etenne"
anomalous
preterite
3rd person
singular
indicative
what kind of verb is the bolded word? describe its inflection
syle drincan on wine seofon dagas
strong
infinitive
parse the bolded word:
[hēo] swā ðēah (nevertheless) wunode mǣden
weak verb (wunian (to occupy, remain)?
preterite
3rd person
singular
indicative
Present, 2nd person singular form of dōn
dēst
define a preterite present verb
Present tense: looks like the past tense of the strong verbs (gradation)
Preterite tense: looks like the past tense of the weak verbs (dental suffix)
Parse the bolded word:
“Of ðǣra trēowa wæstme ðe synd on Paradīsum wē etað"
strong (etan)
present
1st person
plural
indicative
parse the bolded word:
Se þe þas wyrte mid him hafað
present
3rd person
singular
indicative
parse the bolded word:
Wē secgað swā ðēah be sumum ðeġne
weak verb of class 3 (secgan)
present
1st person
plural
indicative
Preterite, 2nd person singular form of lufian
lufodest
Name the 4 kinds of verbs
Weak
Strong
Anomalous
Preterite-Present
Parse the bolded word:
God cwæð tō ðām wīfe: “Hwī dydestū ðæt?”
anomalous (dōn)
preterite
2nd person
singular
indicative
parse the bolded word: (kind, number, mood)
Nim syþþan wæte wulle
strong
singular
imperative
parse the bolded word:
for ðan þe hē is ælmihtiġ God and mæġ dōn eall þæt hē wile
preterite-present (magan)
present
3rd person
singular
indicative
Present, 3nd person singular form of willan
wile
Name the anomalous verbs
bēon
wesan
dōn
gān
willan
Parse the bolded word:
Þæt wīf andwyrde
weak verb (andwyrdan (to answer))
preterite
3rd person
singular
indicative
parse the bolded word:
for-ðy hit nys alyfed þæt man hyre wyrtruman anwealhne geseon mote
preterite-present
present
3rd person
singular
subjunctive
parse the bolded word:
Æðeldrȳð wolde ðā ealle woruldþincg forlǣtan
anomalous (willan)
preterite
3rd person
singular
indicative
Translate this sentence into Old English:
We had stones
Wē hæfdon stānas
Name the weak verbs of class 3
habban (have)
libban (live)
secgan (say)
hycgan (think)