This exercise will test your knowledge of how verbs and their
subjects agree—a topic discussed in Introduction
to Old English, §11.2. Carefully read each of the twelve
simple sentences in the exercise (your instructor may ask you to
submit a translation), and then drag the most appropriate word
or words into the blank(s).
Se cyning
__________
mē bēag.
Mē
__________
ġeaf gōd hræġl.
Hine þā rēþan wīċingas
__________
hetelīċe.
Hīe ne
__________
se sceaþa ācwellan.
__________
mē þæs þanc sǣdon.
Ne
__________
þū mē þæt iċ cwic
__________
fram þām wīġe.
Wē þearle
__________
ūre yldran þā þe ūs fōstrodon.
Ðā cwæþ
__________,
þēah iċ ēow
__________,
ġē mē ne
__________.
Hlāford, iċ
________
þæt dōn blīðelīċe, ġif þū
________
mē behātan þæt þū heora gāstliċe fæder bēon
________.
Þā
__________
hine se cāsere and cwæð, iċ
__________
þīne burh and
__________
tō yrðlande.
__________
eom ēower God ðe ēow
__________
of Egypta lande.
Hine ne
__________
nā ealle men līċhomlīċe.
te01
Drag the most appropriate word or phrase into the blank.
ġifað
ġifð
ġifst
te01
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te02
Drag the most appropriate word or phrase into the blank.
sēo cwēn
þā cwēna
te02
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te03
Drag the most appropriate word or phrase into the blank.
slōh
slōge
slōgon
te03
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te04
Drag the most appropriate word or phrase into the blank.
meahton
meahtest
meahte
te04
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te05
Drag the most appropriate word or phrase into the blank.
Þā wīf
Þæt wīf
te05
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te06
Drag the best red word into the red blank and the best blue word into the blue blank.
te06
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te07
Drag the most appropriate word or phrase into the blank.
lufie
lufast
lufað
lufiað
te07
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te08
Drag the best red word into the red blank, the best blue word into the blue blank,
and the best yellow word into the yellow blank.
þū
hē
wē
secge
secgen
ġelȳfe
ġelȳfst
ġelȳfð
ġelȳfaþ
te08
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te09
Drag the best red word into the red blank, the best blue word into the blue blank,
and the best yellow word into the yellow blank.
wille
wilt
wile
wille
wilt
wile
wille
willen
te09
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te10
Drag the best red word into the red blank, the best blue word into the blue blank,
and the best yellow word into the yellow blank.
ġebealh
ġebulge
ġebulgon
forspille
forspilst
forspilð
forspillað
ġewyrċe
ġewyrċst
ġewyrċð
ġewyrċað
te10
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te11
Drag the best red word into the red blank and the best blue word into the blue blank.
Iċ
Þū
Hē
lǣdde
lǣddest
lǣddon
te11
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
te12
Drag the most appropriate word or phrase into the blank.
ġeseah
ġesāwe
ġesāwon
te12
Now translate the text in the box below. Afterwards you will be shown a correct translation,
and if your account is linked to an instructor’s account, your translation will be available
to your instructor.
This is the end of the exercise. If you earned fewer than 80 points,
review Introduction to Old English Chapter 11 and then
come back for another try.