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Stone- stān (m) Ship – scip (n) tale – talu (f) Masculine
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Example declension of nama 'name', ēage 'eye', and tunge 'tongue' Masculine
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I. Translate into Modern English the given Old English versus. Use the glossary.
Beowulf and the Fight at Finnsburg
HWÆT, WĒ GĀR-DEna in gēardagum þēodcyninga þrym gefrūnon, hū ðā æþelingas ellen fremedon!
Oft Scyld Scēfing sceaþen þrēatum, monegum mǣgþum meodosetla oftēah, egsode eorlas, syððan ǣrest wearð fēasceaft funden;
Hē þæs frōfre gebād, wēox under wolcnum weorðmyndum þāh, oð þæt ǣghwylc ymbsittendra ofer hronrāde hȳran scolde, gomban gyldan; þæt wæs gōd cyning!

Glossary: ǣghwylc - adjective; nominative singular masculine of 'ǣghwilc' all, every all; ǣrest - adverb; superlative of 'ǣr' ere, before, formerly; æþelingas - strong noun, masculine; nominative plural of 'æðeling' nobleman, prince; cyning - strong noun, masculine; nominative singular of 'cyning' king; ðā - definite article; nominative plural of 'se', 'sēo', 'ðæt' the; egsode - weak verb, class II; 3rd person singular preterite of 'egsian', 'egsode', 'egsod' terrify; ellen - noun, neuter; accusative singular of 'ellen' valor, courage; eorlas - noun, masculine; accusative plural of 'eorl' earl, nobleman, warrior; fēasceaft - adjective; nominative singular masculine of 'fēasceaft'
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