Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is Æelfgiefu?
Æelfgiefu f. ÆIfgiefu, Queen of the English.
Who was Æþelræd?
Æþelræd m. Æþelræd the Unready, King of the English.
What does ‘bera’ mean?
bera -an, m. bear.
What is the meaning of ‘botl’?
botl n. house, mansion.
What does ‘cwēn’ refer to?
cwēn f. queen; woman.
What is the Old English word for ‘king’?
cyning m. king.
What does ‘ēac’ mean?
ēac also, too.
What is the meaning of ‘elles’?
else.
What does ‘Englaland’ refer to?
Englaland n. England.
What is the Old English word for ‘father’?
fæder m. father.
What does ‘fēaw’ mean?
fēaw few.
What does ‘for-hwām’ mean?
for-hwām why.
What does ‘for þām (þe)’ mean?
for þām (þe) because.
What is the Old English word for ‘yes’?
gēa yes.
What does ‘gehīeran’ mean?
gehīeran hear, listen to.
What does ‘gesēon’ mean?
gesēon (str.) (he) gesiehþ, see.
What does ‘gewītan’ mean?
gewītan (str.) (he) gewitt, leave, depart.
What does ‘hātte’ mean?
‘hātte’ is called, is named.
What is the pronoun for ‘he’ in Old English?
‘hē’ means he, it (for masculine nouns).
What is the pronoun for ‘she’ in Old English?
‘hēo’ means she, it (for feminine nouns).
What does ‘hīe’ refer to?
‘hīe’ is the nominative and accusative plural; accusative of ‘hēo’.
What is the genitive form of ‘sēo’?
‘hire’ is the genitive of ‘sēo’.
What is the genitive form of ‘sē’ and ‘þæt’?
‘his’ is the genitive of ‘sē’ and ‘þæt’.
What does ‘holt’ mean?
‘holt’ means wood, woodland.
What is the meaning of ‘hūs’?
‘hūs’ means house.
What does ‘hwā’ translate to?
‘hwā’ means who.
What does ‘hwær’ mean?
‘hwær’ means where.
What does ‘hwæt’ signify?
‘hwæt’ means what.
What does ‘hwelc’ mean?
‘hwelc’ means which, what kind of.
What is the Old English word for ‘I’?
‘ic’ means I.
What does ‘is’ mean?
‘is’ means is.
What does ‘lā’ express?
‘lā’ means oh!, ah!
What does ‘lytel’ mean?
‘lytel’ means little, small.
What does ‘mægden’ refer to?
‘mægden’ means girl, young woman.
What does ‘manig’ mean?
‘manig’ means many.
What does ‘micel’ signify?
‘micel’ means large, great; much.
What is the Old English term for ‘the world’?
‘middan-geard’ means the world.
Mildþryþ f. the name of the little girl hearing Osweald’s story.
nā
not (after positive statements).
nama -an
m. name.
ne
not
nese
no
nis ne + is
is not
on + dat.
on, in
Osweald m. the name of our hero Osweald Bear.
recēn, (he) receþ
tell.
sē m.
that
sēo f.
that
sind(on)
are
What is the meaning of ‘spell’?
story; news.
What does ‘sum’ mean?
some; a certain.
What is the translation of ‘tūn’?
town.
What does ‘wer’ refer to?
man, husband.
What is the meaning of ‘wīf’?
Woman; wife.
What does ‘willan’ mean?
(he) wile, want.
What is ‘Wintanceaster’?
Winchester, an important city in Anglo-Saxon England.
What does ‘witodlice’ mean?
certainly, indeed.
What is the meaning of ‘wunian’?
live, dwell; remain, stay.
What does ‘þær’ mean?
there.
What is the translation of ‘þæt’?
that, the.
What does ‘þām’ refer to?
of sē, þæt, þā, that, the.
What is the meaning of ‘þis’?
this.
