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What is the meaning of syntax?
Syn-"together",taxis-"ordering"
What distinguishes strong verbs from weak verbs in Old English?
Strong verbs change their stem vowel to indicate tense; weak verbs add a suffix.
What does "hwā" mean in Old English?
Who
What is an example of a negation prefix in Old English?
"Ne."
What is the nominative form of the Old English personal pronoun "I"?
Ic
What is the most common word order in Old English?
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
How many cases do Old English nouns inflect for?
Five cases
Grammatical changes in words to express categories like tense, mood, number, gender, and case.
Inflection
What are the three genders of Old English nouns?
Masculine, feminine, and neuter.
What is an example of a negation suffixed form in Old English?
Never
Which word order appears in Old English poetry?
Verb-Subject-Object (VSO)
Translate the Old English question "Gē gōde?" into Modern English.
Are you good?
How does Old English express modal meaning?
Through adjuncts
What is the genitive singular form of "stān" (stone)?
Stānes
What determines if an Old English adjective is strong or weak?
Whether it follows a definite or indefinite noun.
How were questions formed in Old English?
By inverting the subject and auxiliary verbs or using question words.