Chapter 29 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
129. #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp. ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697. 132. #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
Chapter 29 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “#to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “#so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.”
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading “#so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.”
at any time
From this reading “#so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “#so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “#to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “#so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.”
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In this reading “#to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.”
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From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
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From this reading 129.
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From this reading 132.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
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From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
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From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
at any time
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
engage in
From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
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From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
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From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading #so# &c., so that whatever happens may ever be the best for me: comp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And he þat haueþ þis rym iwryten . beo hwat he beo | God in þisse lyue . hyne lete wel iþeo,’ OEM 57/697.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #to bote ȝeruh#, ready to make amends: comp. ‘sunbote,’ 80/58; ‘deadbote,’ 119/75.
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