A guide to the Anglo-Saxon tongueJ.R. Smith, 1846 - 196 pages |
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ablative accus accusative adjectives æfter ælc an-weald Apollonius be-foran beó beón bútan býð Class cloth Comp complex conjugated cunnan cwadon cwæd cynge dative Declension dóhtor eác ealle edited by J. O. English eów fæder feminine forms fultume genitive German Goth hæbbe hence heó heora híg hine hwæt Hwý hyre imperf imperfect J. O. HALLIWELL J. P. COLLIER Latin letter likewise mæg mannum masc miht næs nán neut neuter nouns ofer pære pæs pæt pám participles past plur plural pone ponne post 8vo prefix preposition pres pronoun purh ríce Scyld Se-pe secge seó síde Sing singular sód-líce sometimes swá sylf 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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