Pronunciation: Accentuation
To read Old English aloud well, and to appreciate the poetry, you must know how to accentuate words. Before you begin, read Introduction to Old English §2.5. Note: To keep the typography simple, length marks are not given here (they make no difference for this purpose).
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In each of the boxes below, choose the word whose accented syllable is correctly marked with an acute accent.
  • hícgan think
  • hicgán
  • ġéopenode opened
  • ġeópenode
  • ġeopénode
  • ġeopenóde
  • páradisum paradise
  • parádisum
  • paradísum
  • néorxnawange paradise
  • neorxnáwange
  • neorxnawánge
  • nácod naked
  • nacód
  • nácode naked (pl.)
  • nacóde
  • héafod head
  • heafód
  • fórðsiðe death
  • forðsíðe
  • fóregenġa predecessor
  • forégenġa
  • foregénga
In each of the boxes below, choose the word whose accented syllable is correctly marked with an acute accent.
  • bíwist sustenance
  • biwíst
  • hángelle hanging thing
  • hangélle
  • ánsyn face, sight
  • ansýn
  • ónfunde found out
  • onfúnde
  • ándswaru answer
  • andswáru
  • óndrædan be afraid
  • ondrǽdan
  • ándweorc material
  • andwéorc
  • bédælan deprive
  • bedǽlan
  • bénorðan to the north of
  • benórðan
In each of the boxes below, choose the word whose accented syllable is correctly marked with an acute accent.
  • bétoniċe betony
  • betóniċe
  • betonīċe
  • béþenċan consider
  • beþénċan
  • ófermod pride
  • oférmod
  • ofermód
  • óferfyll overeating
  • oférfyll
  • oferfýll
  • óferseon observe
  • oférseon
  • oferséon
  • ófsloh slew
  • ofslóh
  • ófspring offspring
  • ofspríng
  • óftorfian pelt to death
  • oftórfian
  • tócyme arrival
  • tocýme
In each of the boxes below, choose the word whose accented syllable is correctly marked with an acute accent.
  • tódælan divide
  • todǽlan
  • tóforan before
  • tofóran
  • fórþbringan bring forth
  • forþbríngan
  • úndearninga openly
  • undéarninga
  • undearnínga
  • ýrringa angrily
  • yrrínga
  • ǽrendġewrit letter
  • æréndġewrit
  • ærendġéwrit
  • ærendġewrít
  • ġéendað end (pres. pl.)
  • ġeéndað
  • ġéendung ending, death
  • ġeéndung
  • ġeendúng
  • ónsendon sent (past pl.)
  • onséndon
In each of the boxes below, choose the word whose accented syllable is correctly marked with an acute accent.
  • únlyfiġende unliving (adj.)
  • unlýfiġende
  • unlyfíġende
  • unlyfiġénde
  • ġéstodon stood (past pl.)
  • ġestódon
  • ábbudisse abbess
  • abbúdisse
  • abbudísse
  • ábbodas abbots
  • abbódas
  • ġémartiredon martyred
  • ġemártiredon
  • ġemartíredon
  • þréotteoða thirteenth
  • þreottéoða
  • ġéwelhwær everywhere
  • ġewélhwær
  • ġewelhwǽr
  • Wéstseaxna West Saxons’
  • Westséaxna
  
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