A guide to Old English

Foreword to the Sixth Edition

Foreword to the Seventh Edition

Map of Anglo-Saxon England

Abbreviations and Symbols

How to Use this Guide

Part I:

1. Preliminary Remarks on the Language

2. Orthography and Pronunciation

i. Orthography

ii. Stress

iii. Vowels

iv. Diphthongs

v. Consonants

3. Inflexions

Introduction

i. Pronouns

ii. Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:

Weak Nouns

Some Technical Terms

Strong Nouns like st n (Masc.) and scip (Neut.)

Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -e

Strong Feminine Nouns

i-Mutation

Nouns Affected by i-Mutation

u-Nouns

iii. Adjectives:

Introduction

Weak Declension

Strong Declension

Stem Changes in Adjectives

Comparison of Adjectives

iv. Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensions

v. Numerals

vi. Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:

Introduction

Principal Parts of the Strong Verbs

Breaking

Influence of Initial , sc,

Influence of Nasals

Summary of the Strong Verbs of Class III

The Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs

Strong Verbs of Class VII

Grimm's Law and Verner's Law

Conjugation of the Strong Verb

vii. Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:

Introduction

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

viii. Anomalous Verbs:

B on

D n and g n

Willan

Preterite-Present Verbs

ix. Is a Verb Strong or Weak? To which Class does it Belong?

x. Adverbs:

Formation

Comparison

4. Word Formation

Introduction

i. Compounding

ii. The Addition of Affixes:

Prefixes

Suffixes

5. Syntax

Introduction

i. Word-Order

ii. Sentence Structure:

Recapitulation and Anticipation

The Splitting of Heavy Groups

Correlation

iii. Noun Classes:

Introduction

Dependent Statements and Desires

Dependent Questions

The Accusative and Infinitive

iv. Adjective Clauses:

Definite Adjective Clauses

Indefinite Adjective Clauses

Mood

v. Adverb Clauses:

Introduction

Non-Prepositional Conjunctions

Prepositional Conjunctions

An Exercise in Analysis

Clauses of Place

Clauses of Time

Clauses of Purpose and Result

Causal Clauses

Clauses of Comparison

Clauses of Concession

Clauses of Condition

Adverb Clauses Expressing Other Relationships

Other Ways of Expressing Adverbial Relationships

vi. Parataxis:

Introduction

List of Conjunctions and Adverbs Commonly Used

Parataxis without Conjunctions

Some Special Idioms

vii. Concord:

1. Nouns, Pronouns and their Modifiers

2. Pronouns and their Antecedents

3. Subject and Verb

viii. The Uses of the Cases:

Nominative

Accusative

Genitive

Dative

Instrumental

ix. Articles, Pronouns, and Numerals:

Articles and Pronouns

Numerals

x. Verbs:

The Uses of the Present and Preterite Tenses

The Resolved Tenses:

Introduction

The Verb 'to have' as an Auxiliary

The Verb 'to be' as an Auxiliary