unspēdig, poor.
sē westanwind, west-wind.
ðæt wīn, wine.
| ārīsan, | ārās, | ārison, | ārisen, | to arise. |
| bīdan, | bād, | bidon, | gebiden, | to remain, expect (with gen.) |
| drēogan,[3] | drēag, | drugon, | gedrogen, | to endure, suffer. |
| drincan, | drǫnc, | druncon, | gedruncen, | to drink. |
| findan, | fǫnd, | fundon, | gefunden, | to find. |
| geswīcan | geswāc, | geswicon, | geswicen, | to cease, cease from (with gen.) |
| iernan (yrnan), | ǫrn, | urnon, | geurnen, | to run. |
| onginnan, | ongǫnn, | ongunnon, | ongunnen, | to begin. |
| rīdan, | rād, | ridon, | geriden, | to ride. |
| singan, | sǫng, | sungon, | gesungen, | to sing. |
| wrītan, | wrāt, | writon, | gewriten, | to write. |
[113.]
Exercises.
I. 1. Æfter ðissum wordum, sē munuc wrāt ealle ðā geręcednesse on ānre bēc. 2. Ðā eorlas ridon ūp ǣr ðǣm ðe ðā Dęne ðæs gefeohtes geswicen. 3. Cædmon sǫng ǣrest be middangeardes gesceape. 4. Sē cyning ǫnd ðā rīcostan męn drincað mȳran meolc, ǫnd ðā unspēdigan drincað medu. 5. Ǫnd hē ārās ǫnd sē wind geswāc. 6. Hīe sǣdon ðæt hīe ðǣr westwindes biden. 7. Hwæt is nū mā ymbe ðās ðing tō sprecanne? 8. Ðā sęcgas ongunnon geswīcan ðǣre hęrgunga. 9. Ðā bēag ðæt lǫnd ðǣr ēastryhte, oððe sēo sǣ in on ðæt lǫnd. 10. Ðās lǫnd belimpað tō, ðǣm Ęnglum. 11. Ðēah ðā Dęne ealne dæg gefuhten, gīet hæfde Ælfred cyning sige. 12. Ǫnd ðæs (afterwards) ymbe ānne mōnað gefeaht Ælfred cyning wið ealne ðone hęre æt Wiltūne.
II. 1. The most prosperous men drank mare’s milk and wine, but the poor men drank mead. 2. I suffered many things before you began to help me (dat.). 3. About two days afterwards (Ðæs ymbe twēgen dagas), the plundering ceased. 4. The king said that he fought against all the army (hęre). 5. Although the Danes remained one month ([§ 98, (1)]), they did not begin to fight. 6. These gifts belonged to my brother. 7. The earls were glad because their lord was (indicative) with them. 8. What did you find? 9. Then wrote he about (be) the wise man’s deeds. 10. What more is there to endure?
[1.] A few verbs of Class II have ū instead of ēo in the infinitive:
| brūcan, | brēac, | brucon, | gebrocen, | to enjoy [brook]. |
| būgan, | bēag, | bugon, | gebogen, | to bend, bow. |