| O. Sax. | A. Sax. | Eng. | ||
| gra&b-bar;an | = | grafan | = | engrave |
| klio&b-bar;an | = | cleófan | = | cleave |
| geðan | = | gifan | = | give |
| Beówulf wæs bréme, | Beowulf was renowned, |
| blæ-acute;d wíde sprang | the glory of Scyld's offspring |
| Scyldes eaferan | widely spread |
| Scede-landum in, | in the Swedish lands. |
| Beo. Th. 35-38; B. 18, 19. | |
| Heorot [Hróþgár] eardode | [Hrothgar] occupied Heorot, |
| sincfáge seld [MS. sel], | the richly variegated seat. |
| Beo. Th. 335; B. 166. | |
| [Grendel] atol æglæ-acute;ca; | [Grendel] the fell wretch; |
| him on eaxla wearþ | a deadly wound was manifest |
| syndolh sweotol, | in his shoulder, |
| seonowa onsprungon, | the sinews sprang asunder, |
| burston bánlocan : | the bone-inclosures burst : |
| Beówulfe wearþ | to Beowulf |
| gúþhréþ gyfeðe; | warlike fierceness was given; |
| scolde Grendel ðonan | Grendel, death-sick, |
| feorhseóc fleón, | must thence flee. |
| Beo. Th. 1636-1644; B. 816-820. | |
| Geféng ðá be eaxla | The War-Goths' lord |
| Gúþ-Geáta leód | seized then by the shoulder |
| Grendles módor. | Grendel's mother. |
| Brægd ðá beadwe heard, | Then the fierce warrior dragged |
| feorhgeníðlan, | the mortal foe, |
| ðæt heó on flet gebeáh : | so that she bowed on the place : |
| Beo. Th. 3078-3085; B. 1537-1540. | |
| - - bil eal þurhwód, | -- the falchion passed through all |
| fæ-acute;gne flæ-acute;schoman, | her fated carcase, |
| heó on flet gecrong. | she sank on the ground. |
| Beo. Th. 3139-3141; B. 1567, 1568. |
| inf. | pres. | pl. | p. | pp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eng. | can, | could, | |||
| Laym. | cunne, | can, | cunnen, | cuðe, conðe, | cup. |
| Wyc. | kunne, | can, kan, | cunnen, kunnen, | konde, kouthe, | cunde, koud. |
| Plat. | könen, | kann, | könen, | kunden, kunnen, | kunt. |
| O. Sax. | kunnan, | kan, | kunnun, | costa, | kuþ. |
| O. Frs. | kunna, | kan, | kunnon, | kunda, | kuth, kud. |
| Ger. | können, | kann, | können, | konnte, | gokonnt. |
| M.H.Ger. | kunnen, | kan, | kunnen, | kunde, | -kunnen, kunt. |
| O.H.Ger. | kunnan, | kan, | kunnumés, | kunda, kunsta, | kund. |
| konda, konsta, | |||||
| Goth. | kunnan, | kann, | kunnum, | kunþa, | kunþs. |
| O. Nrs. | kunna, | kann, | kunnum, | kunna, | kunnat.] |
| Á wæs sæc óþ-ðæt, | Ever was contest till then, |
| cnyssed cearwelmum | with waves of sorrow tossed |
| &c-rune; [cén] drúsende, | C [the torch] sinking, |
| ðeáh he, in medohealle | though he, in meadhall |
| máþmas, þege | treasures, handled |
| æplede gold, | appled gold, |
| &y-rune; [yr] gnornode, | Y [sorrow] he mourned, |
| &n-rune; [nýd] geféra, | N [need] his consort, |
| nearu sorge dreáh, | narrow sorrow he suffered, |
| enge rúne, | a close rune, |
| ðær him &e-rune; [éh] fóre | where E [the horse] before him |
| mílpaðas mæt, | measured the mile paths, |
| módig þrægde | proudly hastened |
| wírum gewlenced. | with wires adorned. |
| &w-rune; [wén] is geswíþrad, | W [hope] is overpowered, |
| gomen æfter gearum, | my joy in my old age, |
| geógoþ is gecyrred | youth is turned back |
| ald onmedla. | my old pride. |
| &u-rune; [úr] wæs geára | U I was of old |
| geógoþhádes glæ-acute;m, | a gleam of youth, |
| nú synt geárdagas | now are the days of my life |
| æfter fyrstmearce | after the appointed space |
| forþgewitene, | departed, |
| lífwynne geliden, | the joy of life flowed away, |
| swá &l-rune; [lagu] toglídeþ, | as L [lake or water] glideth, |
| flódas gefýsde. | the floods that hasten. |
| &f-rune; [feoh] æ-acute;ghwam biþ | F [wealth] will be for every man |
| læ-acute;ne under lyfte, | failing under the heaven, |
| landes frætwe | the ornament of the land |
| gewítaþ under wolcnum. | will depart under the welkin. |
| Elen. Kmbl. 2512-2541; El. 1257-1272. |
| inf. | pres. | pl. | p. | |
| Piers P. Orm. | degh, dægh, | |||
| O. Sax | dugan, | dóg, | dugun, | |
| O. Frs. | duga, | duch, | ||
| M. H. Ger. | tugen, | touc, | tohte, | |
| O. H. Ger. | tugan, | touc, | tugun, 3rd pers. pl. | tohta, |
| Goth. | dugan, | dáug, | dugum, | daúhta.] |
| inf. | pres. | pl. | p. | |
| Engl. | dare, | dare, | dare, | durst, |
| Wyc. | dore, | dar, | durn, | |
| Laym. Orm | der, darr, | durren, | durste, | |
| O. Sax. | gi-durran, | gi-dar, | gi-dorsta, | |
| O. Frs. | thura, | thur, dur | thuron, | thorste, |
| M. H. Ger. | turren, | tar, | turren, | torste, |
| O. H. Ger. | turran, | tar, | turrumés, | torsta, |
| Goth. | daursan, | dars, | daursum, | daursta.] |