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'to be and 'to have'-- verb conjugation Flashcards

1
Q

When are the es-/er- (is, are) root used in Old english?

A

Ordinary statements of facts

hunta ic eom— I am a hunter

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When is the -b (been) root used in OE?

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  • The future –ge beoth englum gelice ‘You will be like the angels’
  • Universal validity– is bith ceald ‘ice is cold’
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3
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Which forms do the indicative and subjunctive use?

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The Wes-/wer (Was, were) forms.

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4
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Beon/ Wesan

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‘to be’ (Infinitive)

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ic eom/ beo

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‘I am’ (Pres Indicative)

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þū eart/beo

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‘You are’ (Pres Indicative)

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He/Heo/Hit is/biþ

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‘He/she/it is’ (Pres Indicative)

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We/ge/hi sind(on)/Beoþ

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‘We/you/they are’ (Pres Indicative)

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9
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ic/þu/he/heo/hit sie/beo

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‘I/you/he/she/it might be’ (Pres Subjunctive)

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We/ge/hi sein/beon

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‘We/ you/ they might be’ (Present subjunctive)

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Ic waes

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‘I was’ (Pret indicative)

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þū waere

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‘you were’ (pret indicative)

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He/heo/hit weas

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‘He/she it was’ (Pret indicative)

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we/ ge/ hi waeron

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‘We/ you/ they were’ (Pret Indicative)

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ic/þū/he/heo/hit weare

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I/ you/ he/ she/it might have been (pret subjunctive)

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We/ ge/ hi waeren

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we/ you/ they might have been (pret subjunctive)

17
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Wesende/ beonde

A

Being (Present participle)

18
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Gebeon

A

‘Been’ Past participle

19
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þū wes/beo

A

You Be! (Imperative singular)

20
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Ge Wesaþ/beoþ

A

We be!

21
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Habben

A

‘to have’ (Infinitive)

22
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ic haebbe

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‘I have’ (pres Indicative)

23
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þū haefst

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‘You have’ (pres indicative)

24
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He/ heo/ hit haefþ

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‘He/ she/ it has’ (Pres Indicative)

25
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We/ge/hi habbaþ

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‘We/ you/ they have’ (pres indicative)

26
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ic/þū/he/heo/hit haebbe

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‘i/ you/she/he/it might have’ (Pres Subjective)

27
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We/ ge/ it haebben

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‘We/you/ they might have’

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Ic haefde

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‘I had’ (Pret indicative)

29
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þū haefdest

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‘You had’ (pret indicative)

30
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he/heo/hit Haefde

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‘he/she/ it had’ (pret indicative)

31
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We/ ge/ hi haefden

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We/you/they had (pret indicative)

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ic/ þū/ he/ heo/ hit haefde

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‘I/you/he/she/it might have’ had (Pret Subjunctive)

33
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We/ge/hi Haefden

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‘We/ you/ they’ might have had (Pret subjunctive)

34
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Haebbende

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‘having’ (Present participle)

35
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Gehaefd

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‘Had’ (Past participle)

36
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þū hafa!

A

You have! (Imperative singular)

37
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ge Habbaþ

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They have! (imperative Plural)

Old English (10 decks)

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