Chapter 38 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 579 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVIII
Chapter 38 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 579 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
18. #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp. ‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331. 19. #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
Chapter 38 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 579 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading “‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331.”
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading “#frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.”
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading “#frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.”
accompanying
From this reading “#sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?”
the uninflected form of the verb
From this reading “#sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?”
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading “#sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?”
of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
From this reading “#sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?”
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading “#sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?”
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From this reading ‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331.
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From this reading 18.
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From this reading 19.
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From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
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From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading ‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
accompanying
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
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From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
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From this reading ‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331.
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From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
From this reading ‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331.
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From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
the uninflected form of the verb
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
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From this reading #frigti luue#, love and awe, ‘luue eie,’ 72/200: comp.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
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From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
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From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
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From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
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From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
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From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading #sen#: Mätzner takes this word to be the infinitive of the substantive verb, corresponding to OHG. sīn, MDu. sijn; how may this be?
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From this reading ‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331.
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From this reading ‘ðo wurð abraham frigti fagen,’ GE 1331.
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