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Old English/Lesson One
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Lesson One
Grammar
The chief Old English subject pronouns are:
SingularPluralFirst personiċweSecond personþuġeThird personhe, heo, hithie
Old English verbs with the infinitive (the to-form) ending in -ian (excluding those in -rian) are conjugated as follows. Note that all plural forms are the same, as with all verbs.
SingularPluralFirst person-i(ġ)e-iaþSecond person-ast-iaþThird person-aþ-iaþ
Take for example endian 'to end': iċ endi(ġ)e, þu endast, he(o)/hit endaþ, we endiaþ, ġe endiaþ, hie endiaþ.
Some more vocabulary
Here are three other verbs. Learn all of these.
VerbMeaningascianto askgadrianto gatherlufianto love
Brief exercise
1. Ġe lufiaþ.
2. Hit ascaþ.
3. Þu endast.
a. We ask.
b. They gather.
c. I love.