Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book / with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary

by C. Alphonso Smith

Note 2.—Why do we not find *halp, *warð, and *faht in the pret. sing.? Because a before l, r, or h, + a consonant, underwent “breaking” to ea. Breaking also changes every e followed by r or h, + a consonant, to eo: weorðan (< *werðan), feohtan (< *fehtan).

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Indicative.				Subjunctive.
Present.				Present.
Sing. 1.	Ic bind-e			Sing. 1.	Ic
2.	ðū bintst (bind-est)			2.	ðū		bind-e
3.	hē bint (bind-eð)			3.	hē
Plur. 1.	wē		bind-að	Plur. 1.	wē		bind-en
2.	gē			2.	gē
3.	hīe			3.	hīe
Preterit.				Preterit.
Sing. 1.	Ic bǫnd			Sing. 1.	Ic
2.	ðū bund-e			2.	ðū		bund-e
3.	hē bǫnd			3.	hē
Plur. 1.	wē		bund-on	Plur. 1.	wē		bund-en
2.	gē			2.	gē
3.	hīe			3.	hīe

Imperative.		Infinitive.	Present Participle.
Sing. 2.	bind	bind-an	bind-ende
Plur. 1.	bind-an
2.	bind-að	Gerund.	Past Participle.
		tō bind-anne (-enne)	gebund-en

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Vocabulary.

ðæt gefeoht, fight, battle.

sēo geręcednes, narration [ręccan].

ðæt gesceap, creation [scieppan].

sēo hęrgung ([§ 39, (3)]), harrying, plundering [hęrgian].