Glossary for Abraham & Isaac

A

Abraham (proper noun, masculine, nominative or accusative, singular): Abraham
Abrahames (proper noun, masculine, genitive, singular): of Abraham; Abraham's

ac (conjunction): but

acwele - (verb, imperative singular): kill - from acwellan

se Ælmihitiga (noun, masculine, nominative, singular): the Almighty (God)

agan (verb, infinitive): possess, own

ahefde (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): lifted up (from ahebban)

anbidiað (verb, imperative, plural) wait (from anbidian)

ancennedan (adjective, masculine accusative or dative singular): only begotten

and (conjunction): and

andwyrde (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): answered (from andwyrdan)

anne (adjective, masculine accusative singular): a; one
anre (adjective, feminine dative singular): a; one

arærde (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): erected (from aræran)

aras (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): arose (from arisan)

arian (verb, infinitive): to spare

arodlice (adverb): quickly

ascie (verb, present indicative 1st person singular): ask (from ascian
ascode (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): asked (from ascian)

assum (noun masculine dative plural): asses; donkeys

astrece (verb, imperative singular): stretch out (from astreccan)

ateah (verb, preterite 3rd person singular): took up; drew (from ateon)

B

baernette (noun neuter dative singular): burning

geband (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): bound (from bindan)

be (preposition): by

beginnan (verb, infinitive): to begin

beoð (verb, presesnt indicative 3rd person plural): [will] be (from beon)
is (verb, present indicative 3rd person singular): is (from beon)
sie (verb, present subjunctive 3rd person singular): is; may be (from beon)
wæs (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): was (from beon)

beran (verb, infinitive): to bring;
bær (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): brought (from beran)

beseah (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): looked (from beseon)

betweox (preposition): among; between

to gebiddene (verb, inflected infinitive): to pray (from biddan)

bletsie (verb, present indicative 1st person singular): bless (from bletsian)
gebletsode (verb, past participle): blessed (from bletsian)

bletsunge (noun, feminine dative singular): blessing

bremelum (noun, masculine dative plural): brambles; briers

C

gecierde (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): returned (from cierran)

cild (noun, neuter nominative or accusative singular): child

clipode (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): called; cried out; summoned (from clipian)

cnapum (noun, masculine dative plural): servants

comon (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person plural): came (from cumon)
cumað (verb, present indicative 1st person plural): [will] come (from cuman)

cwæð (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): said (from cweðan)

D

dæge (noun, masculine dative singular): day

Dominus videt: Latin for "The Lord sees"

dune (noun, feminine dative or accusative singular): mountain

E

ealdan (adjective, feminine accusative singular): old, ancient

ealle (adjective, feminine nominative plural): all

eft (adverb): again

ege (noun, masculine nominative singular): fear

engel (noun, masculine nominative singular): angel

eow (2nd person pronoun, dative or accusative plural): you

F

fandian (verb, infinitive): to test

far (verb, imperative singular): go; travel (from faran)

fæder (noun, masculine nominative singular): father

feonda (noun, masculine genitive plural): of enemies; enemies'

ferde (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): went; travelled (from feran)
ferdon (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person plural): went; travelled (from feran)

fierlenan (adjective, neuter dative singular): distant; far off

for (preposition): for; instead of

for þam þe (preposition): because

foresceawað (verb, present indicative 3rd person singular): [will] provide; [will] decree (from foresceawian

fyr (noun, neuter accusative singular): fire

G

gatu (noun, neuter accusative plural): gates

gað (verb, present indicative 1st person plural): [will] go; walk (from gan)

giet (adverb): yet, still

God (noun, masculine nominative or accusative singular): God
Gode (noun, masculine dative singular): (to, for) God
Godes (noun, masculine genitive singular): of God; God's

H

habban (verb, infinitive): to have

ham (adverb): home; homewards

hand (noun, feminine accusative singular): hand

hæse (noun, feminine genitive singular): command

gehæft (verb, past participle): caught

he (3rd person pronoun, masculine nominative singular): he
hine (3rd person pronoun, masculine accusative singular): him
his (3rd person pronoun, masculine genitive singular): his
him (3rd person pronoun, masculine dative singular): to him; him

heofonlicre (adjective, feminine dative singular): heavenly

heofonum (noun, masculine dative plural): the heavens

her (adverb): here

het (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): named; ordered (from hatan)

hie (3rd person pronoun, nominative plural): they
hira (3rd person pronoun, genitive plural): their
him (3rd person pronoun, dative plural--reflexive): them

gehiersumnesse (noun, feminine accusative singular): obedience

gehiersumodest (verb, preterite indicative 2nd person singular): obeyed (from (ge)hiersumian)

him self (reflexive pronoun): (for) himself

hit (3rd person pronoun, neuter accusative singular): it

hornum (noun, masculine dative plural): horns

hraðe (adverb): quickly

hwær (adverb): where

hwile (noun, feminine accusative singular): time; while

I

ic (1st person pronoun, nominative singular): I
me (1st person pronoun, accusative singular): me
min (1st person pronoun, genitive singular): my

ilcan (adjective, feminine dative singular): same

In monte Dominus videbit: Latin for "on the mountain the Lord will see"

Isaac - (proper noun, masculine nominative or accusative singular): Isaac

L

lace (noun, neuter dative singular): sacrifice; offering (Gode to lace: as a sacrifice to God)

lande (noun, neuter dative singular): land

lif (noun, neuter accusative singular): life

gelogode (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): arranged; put (from (ge)logian)

lufast (verb, present indicative 2nd person singular): love (from lufian)

M

gemanigfealde (verb, present indicative 1st person singular): multiply; increase

mare (adjective, masculine nominative singular): more; greater

mid (preposition): with

mid þam þe (adverb): (just) when

mine (possessive adjective, 1st person masculine nominative singular): my

minre (possessive adjective, 1st person feminine genitive singular): my

N

naman (noun, masculine accusative singular): name

ne (adverb or conjunction): not; nor

nihte (noun, feminine dative singulary): night

nim (verb, imperative singular): take (from niman)

nu (adverb or conjunction): now; now that

O

of (preposition): from

ofer (preposition): over

geoffra (verb, imperative singular): sacrifice; offer up (from geoffrian)
geoffrode (verb, preterite subjunctive 3rd person singular): might offer up; sacrifice (þæt he hine geoffrode: in order to sacrifice him)

offrung (noun, feminine nominative singular): offering; sacrifice
offrunge
(noun, feminine accusative or dative singular): offering; sacrifice

ofslean (verb, infinitive): to slay
to ofsleanne (vb, inflected infinitive): to slay
ofslægen (past participle): slayed

ofsnað (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): slaughtered (from ofsniðan)

ofspring (noun, masculine nominative or accusative singular): offspring

on (preposition): in; on

oncneow (verb, preterite indicative 1st person singular): have recognized; have acknowledged (from oncnawan)

ondrætst (verb, present indicative 2nd person singular): fear

R

ramm (noun, masculine accusative singular): ram

ridende (verb, present participle): riding (from ridan)

S

samod (adverb): together; too; at the same time

sandceosol (noun, masculine accusative singular): grains of sand

gesawon (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person plural): saw (from (ge)seon)
gesiehð (verb, present indicative 3rd person singular): sees (from (ge)seon)
geseah (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): saw (from geseon)

(noun, masculine dative singular): sea

sæde (noun, neuter dative singular): seed; offspring

sægde (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): said; told (from secgan)
gesægd (past participle): said (from secgan

sceal (verb, present indicative 3rd person singular): shall, will (from sculan)
scoldon (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person plural): must; had to [go] (from sculan)

se (demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular): the
þone (demonstrative pronoun, masculine accusative singular): the
þam (demonstrative pronoun, masculine dative singular): the; that

self (reflexive pronoun, masculine nominative singular): himself
selfne (reflexive pronoun, masculine accusative singular): self

seo (demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular): the; that
þa (demonstrative pronoun, feminine accusative singular): the; that
þaere (demonstrative pronoun, feminine dative singular): the; that

siððan (conjunction and adverb): after; afterwards

sona (adverb): immediately

soðlice (adverb): truly

steorran (noun, masculine accusative plural): stars

stowe (noun, feminine dative or accusative singular): place

sume (adjective, feminine accusative singular): some; a certain

sunu (noun, masculine nominative or accusative singular): son
suna (noun, masculine dative singular): son
suna (noun, masculine genitive singular): son's

swa (adverb): so; thus
swa swa (adverb): just as

sweoran (noun, masculine accusative singular): neck

sweord (noun, neuter accusative singular): sword

gesweotolode (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): revealed (from (ge)sweotolian)

swerie (verb, present indicative 1st person singular): swear (from swerian)

swiðe (adverb): very much; exceedingly

T

to (preposition): to; for

twam (ordinal numeral, masculine dative): two


Þ

þa (adverb): then; when

þær (adverb): there
þaer þaer (adverb): where; there where

þaet (conjunction): that; so that

þaet (demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative or accusative singular): the; that
þam (demonstrative pronoun, neuter dative singular): the; that

þam (demonstrative pronoun, dative plural): the; those

þe (indeclinable relative particle): whom; that; which

þeoda (noun, feminine nominative plural): people; nations

þin (possessive adjective, 2nd person masculine nominative singular): thine; your
þine (possessive adjective, 2nd person feminine accusative singular): thy; your
þinne (possessive adjective, 2nd person masculine accusative singular): thine; your
þinum (possessive adjective, 2nd person masculine or neuter dative singular): thine; your

þonne (conjunction): than

þriddan (cardinal numeral, masculine dative singular): third

þu (2nd person pronoun, nominative singular): thou; you
þe (2nd person pronoun, accusative or dative singular) you, to you

þurh (preposition): through; by means of

þus (adverb): thus, in this way

U

unc (1st person dual pronoun, dative): we two (reflexive)

underbæc (adverb): behind; backwards

uppan (preposition, with dative): upon

V

Visionis (Latin): of vision; of the Vision (from the Hebrew Moriah, meaning "vision")

W

we (1st person pronoun, nominative plural): we

weofod (noun, neuter accusative singular): altar

weorc (noun, neuter accusative singular): deed; task

wisan (noun, feminine accusative singular): manner; way

woldest (verb, preterite indicative 2nd person singular): would; wanted to (from willan)
noldest (verb, preterite indicative 2nd person singular): would not (from ne + willan)
wolde (verb, preterite indicative 3rd person singular): wanted; desired (from willan)

wudu (noun, masculine nominative or accusative singular): wood

wurde (verb, present subjunctive 3rd person singular): should become; happen (from weorðan)



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