We hear the wolves howl.
Wē ________ þā wulfas þēotan.”
This elementary exercise will help you memorize weak verb inflections. Each sentence contains one of four very common weak verbs. Based on the Modern English version and the Old English context, decide what the person, number and tense of the verb should be (all are indicative). Then find the right form in the paradigm provided. To spice things up a bit the sentences are presented in random order.
Your goal should be to get a perfect score. Repeat this exercise until you do!
We hear the wolves howl.
Wē ________ þā wulfas þēotan.”
Do you hear the horn blowing?
________ þū þone horn blāwan?
He hears their prayers.
Hira bēna hē ________.
When the king heard this he became very angry.
Þā se cyning þis ________, þā yrsode hē swīðe.
He brought it about that the deaf heard.
Hē dyde þæt dēafe ________.
I heard many useful things.
Ic ________ fela nytwyrðe þing.
My siblings live in this house.
Mīne siblingas ________ on þissum hūse.
You live in the highest prosperity.
Þū ________ on þǣre hīehstan ġenyhte.
This city's population lives in lamentation.
Þēos ċeasterwaru on hēafe ________.
You remained in chastity after your husband.
Þū ________ on clǣnnesse æfter þīnum were.
You have lived long enough on this hill.
Ġenōh lange ġē ________ on ðisse dūne.
I dwell always in his sight.
Iċ symle on his ġesihðe ________.
I tell you that three things are necessary for every man.
Iċ ________ ēow þæt ðrēo þing bēoð ǣġhwilcum men nȳdbehēfe.
Thunder in the early evening signals some kind of imminent mortality.
Þunor on foranniht ________ hwilċhwugu dēaðliċnesse tōwearde.
You often made known your merciful mind to many.
Þū oft þīn milde mōd manegum ________.
He informed us that he himself was present there.
Hē ūs ________ þæt hē self þǣr andweard wǣre.
I informed the abbot that I had great possessions.
Iċ ________ þām abbode þæt iċ hæfde miċla ǣhta.
We make known her glories in songs of praise.
Wē on lofsangum hire mǣrða ________.
God will set the chosen on his right hand.
God ________ þā ġecorenan him on ðā swīðran hand.
You set (past) elders over our heads.
Þū ________ ealdras ofer ūre heafdu.
The king imposed a large tax on the poor people.
Se cyning ________ miċel ġyld on earm folc.
For these reasons I composed these books.
For þissum þingum iċ þās bēc ________.
We composed this story as an admonition for all men.
Ðis spel wē ________ tō manunge eallum mannum.
When you set your hand on his liver he feels pain.
Þonne þū him þīne hand ________ on þā lifre þonne ġefēlþ hē sār.
Present | Past | |||
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First pers. | ġehȳre | ġehȳrað | ġehȳrde | ġehȳrdon |
Second pers. | ġehȳrst | ġehȳrdest | ||
Third pers. | ġehȳrð | ġehȳrde |
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First pers. | Ġehȳre | Ġehȳrað | Ġehȳrde | Ġehȳrdon |
Second pers. | Ġehȳrst | Ġehȳrdest | ||
Third pers. | Ġehȳrð | Ġehȳrde |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | ġehȳre | ġehȳrað | ġehȳrde | ġehȳrdon |
Second pers. | ġehȳrst | ġehȳrdest | ||
Third pers. | ġehȳrð | ġehȳrde |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | ġehȳre | ġehȳrað | ġehȳrde | ġehȳrdon |
Second pers. | ġehȳrst | ġehȳrdest | ||
Third pers. | ġehȳrð | ġehȳrde |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | ġehȳre | ġehȳrað | ġehȳrde | ġehȳrdon |
Second pers. | ġehȳrst | ġehȳrdest | ||
Third pers. | ġehȳrð | ġehȳrde |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | ġehȳre | ġehȳrað | ġehȳrde | ġehȳrdon |
Second pers. | ġehȳrst | ġehȳrdest | ||
Third pers. | ġehȳrð | ġehȳrde |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | wunie | wuniað | wunode | wunodon |
Second pers. | wunast | wunodest | ||
Third pers. | wunað | wunode |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | wunie | wuniað | wunode | wunodon |
Second pers. | wunast | wunodest | ||
Third pers. | wunað | wunode |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | wunie | wuniað | wunode | wunodon |
Second pers. | wunast | wunodest | ||
Third pers. | wunað | wunode |
Present | Past | |||
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | wunie | wuniað | wunode | wunodon |
Second pers. | wunast | wunodest | ||
Third pers. | wunað | wunode |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | wunie | wuniað | wunode | wunodon |
Second pers. | wunast | wunodest | ||
Third pers. | wunað | wunode |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | wunie | wuniað | wunode | wunodon |
Second pers. | wunast | wunodest | ||
Third pers. | wunað | wunode |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | cȳðe | cȳðað | cȳðde | cȳðdon |
Second pers. | cȳðest | cȳðdest | ||
Third pers. | cȳðeð | cȳðde |
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First pers. | cȳðe | cȳðað | cȳðde | cȳðdon |
Second pers. | cȳðest | cȳðdest | ||
Third pers. | cȳðeð | cȳðde |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | cȳðe | cȳðað | cȳðde | cȳðdon |
Second pers. | cȳðest | cȳðdest | ||
Third pers. | cȳðeð | cȳðde |
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First pers. | cȳðe | cȳðað | cȳðde | cȳðdon |
Second pers. | cȳðest | cȳðdest | ||
Third pers. | cȳðeð | cȳðde |
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First pers. | cȳðe | cȳðað | cȳðde | cȳðdon |
Second pers. | cȳðest | cȳðdest | ||
Third pers. | cȳðeð | cȳðde |
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First pers. | cȳðe | cȳðað | cȳðde | cȳðdon |
Second pers. | cȳðest | cȳðdest | ||
Third pers. | cȳðeð | cȳðde |
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First pers. | sette | settað | sette | setton |
Second pers. | setest | settest | ||
Third pers. | seteð | sette |
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First pers. | sette | settað | sette | setton |
Second pers. | setest | settest | ||
Third pers. | seteð | sette |
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First pers. | sette | settað | sette | setton |
Second pers. | setest | settest | ||
Third pers. | seteð | sette |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | sette | settað | sette | setton |
Second pers. | setest | settest | ||
Third pers. | seteð | sette |
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
First pers. | sette | settað | sette | setton |
Second pers. | setest | settest | ||
Third pers. | seteð | sette |
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First pers. | sette | settað | sette | setton |
Second pers. | setest | settest | ||
Third pers. | seteð | sette |