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Foreword to the Eighth Edition | p. vi |
Map of Anglo-Saxon England | p. vii |
Abbreviations and Symbols | p. xv |
How to Use this Guide | p. 1 |
p. 1 | |
Preliminary Remarks on the Language (§§1-4) | p. 11 |
Orthography and Pronunciation (§§5-9) | p. 13 |
Orthography (§5) | p. 13 |
Stress (§6) | p. 13 |
Vowels (§7) | p. 14 |
Diphthongs (§8) | p. 14 |
Consonants (§9) | p. 15 |
Inflexions (§§10-135) | p. 17 |
Introduction (§§10-14) | p. 17 |
Pronouns (§§15-21) | p. 18 |
Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them (§§22-62) | p. 20 |
Weak Nouns (§§22-25) | p. 20 |
Some Technical Terms (§§26-32) | p. 20 |
Strong Nouns like stan (masc.) and scip (neut.) (§§33-44) | p. 22 |
Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -e (§§45-46) | p. 26 |
Strong Feminine Nouns (§§47-51) | p. 27 |
i-Mutation (§§52-57) | p. 28 |
Nouns Affected by i-Mutation (§§58-60) | p. 29 |
u-Nouns (§§61-62) | p. 30 |
Adjectives (§§63-76) | p. 31 |
Introduction (§§63-64) | p. 31 |
Weak Declension (§65) | p. 31 |
Strong Declension (§§66-67) | p. 31 |
Stem Changes in Adjectives (§§68-73) | p. 32 |
Comparison of Adjectives (§§74-76) | p. 33 |
Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensions (§§77-81) | p. 34 |
Numerals (§§82-86) | p. 34 |
Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them (§§87-114) | p. 35 |
Introduction (§§87-89) | p. 35 |
Principal Parts of the Strong Verbs (§§90-95) | p. 36 |
Breaking (§§96-99) | p. 38 |
Influence of Initial i, sc, h (§100) | p. 39 |
Influence of Nasals (§101) | p. 40 |
Summary of the Strong Verbs of Class III (§102) | p. 40 |
The Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs (§103) | p. 40 |
Strong Verbs of Class VII (§104) | p. 41 |
Grimm's Law and Verner's Law (§§105-109) | p. 41 |
Conjugation of the Strong Verb (§§110-114) | p. 43 |
Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them (§§115-126) | p. 46 |
Introduction (§115) | p. 46 |
(§§116-123) | p. 46 |
(§§124-125) | p. 49 |
(§126) | p. 50 |
Anomalous Verbs (§§127-130) | p. 51 |
Bbon (§127) | p. 51 |
Ddn and gan (§128) | p. 51 |
Willan (§129) | p. 52 |
Preterite-Present Verbs (§130) | p. 52 |
Is a Verb Strong or Weak? | |
To which Class does it Belong? (§§131-134) | p. 53 |
Adverbs (§135) | p. 54 |
Formation (§135) | p. 54 |
Comparison (§135) | p. 54 |
Word Formation (§§136-138) | p. 55 |
Introduction (§136) | p. 55 |
Compounding (§137) | p. 56 |
The Addition of Affixes (§138) | p. 57 |
Prefixes (§138) | p. 58 |
Suffixes (§138) | p. 59 |
Syntax (§§139-214) | p. 61 |
Introduction (§§139-142) | p. 61 |
Word-Order (§§143-147) | p. 63 |
Sentence Structure (§§148-153) | p. 66 |
Recapitulation and Anticipation (§148) | p. 66 |
The Splitting of Heavy Groups (§149) | p. 67 |
Correlation (§§150-153) | p. 68 |
Noun Clauses (§§154-161) | p. 70 |
Introduction (§154) | p. 70 |
Dependent Statements and Desires (§§155-156) | p. 70 |
Dependent Questions (§§157-160) | p. 72 |
The Accusative and Infinitive (§161) | p. 75 |
iv Adjective Clauses (§§162-165) | p. 75 |
Definite Adjective Clauses (§§162-163) | p. 75 |
Indefinite Adjective Clauses (§164) | p. 79 |
Mood (§165) | p. 80 |
Adverb Clauses (§§166-181) | p. 81 |
Introduction (§§166-167) | p. 81 |
Non-Prepositional Conjunctions (§168) | p. 83 |
Prepositional Conjunctions (§§169-171) | p. 83 |
An Exercise in Analysis (§172) | p. 86 |
Clauses of Place (§173) | p. 87 |
Clauses of Time (§174) | p. 88 |
Clauses of Purpose and Result (§175) | p. 89 |
Causal Clauses (§176) | p. 89 |
Clauses of Comparison (§177) | p. 89 |
Clauses of Concession (§178) | p. 90 |
Clauses of Condition (§179) | p. 91 |
Adverb Clauses Expressing Other Relationships (§180) | p. 92 |
Other Ways of Expressing Adverbial Relationships (§181) | p. 93 |
Parataxis (§§182-186) | p. 93 |
Introduction (§§182-183) | p. 93 |
List of Conjunctions and Adverbs Commonly Used (§184) | p. 94 |
Parataxis without Conjunctions (§185) | p. 96 |
Some Special Idioms (§186) | p. 96 |
Concord (§187) | p. 97 |
Nouns, Pronouns and their Modifiers (§187) | p. 97 |
Pronouns and their Antecedents (§187) | p. 97 |
Subject and Verb (§187) | p. 98 |
The Uses of the Cases (§§188-192) | p. 98 |
Nominative (§188) | p. 98 |
Accusative (§189) | p. 99 |
Genitive (§190) | p. 99 |
Dative (§191) | p. 99 |
Instrumental (§192) | p. 100 |
Articles, Pronouns, and Numerals (§§193-194) | p. 100 |
Articles and Pronouns (§193) | p. 100 |
Numerals (§194) | p. 101 |
Verbs (§§195-212) | p. 101 |
The Uses of the Present and Preterite Tenses (§§195-198) | p. 101 |
The Resolved Tenses (§§199-204) | p. 103 |
Introduction (§199) | p. 103 |
The Verb 'to have' as an Auxiliary (§200) | p. 103 |
The Verb 'to be' as an Auxiliary of Tense (§201) | p. 104 |
The Passive (§§202-203) | p. 104 |
Other Uses of the Present and Past Participles (§204) | p. 105 |
The Uses of the Infinitives (§205) | p. 105 |
The 'Modal' Auxiliaries (§§206-211) | p. 106 |
Introduction (§206) | p. 106 |
Magan (§207) | p. 107 |
*Mdtan (§208) | p. 107 |
Cunnan (§209) | p. 108 |
*Sculan (§210) | p. 108 |
Willan (§211) | p. 108 |
Impersonal Verbs (§212) | p. 109 |
Prepositions (§§213-214) | p. 109 |
List of Prepositions (§214) | p. 110 |
An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Studies (§§215-251) | p. 111 |
Some Significant Dates (§§215-216) | p. 111 |
History (§§217-218) | p. 111 |
Archaeology (§§219-230) | p. 117 |
Introduction (§219) | p. 117 |
List of Abbreviated Titles (§220) | p. 118 |
Weapons and Warfare (§221) | p. 120 |
Life and Dress (§222) | p. 120 |
Architecture and Buildings (§§223-224) | p. 121 |
Sculpture and Carving (§225) | p. 122 |
Jewellery and Metalwork (§226) | p. 123 |
Embroidery (§227) | p. 123 |
Coins (§228) | p. 124 |
Manuscripts and Runic Inscriptions (§229) | p. 124 |
The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial (§230) | p. 124 |
Language (§§231-235) | p. 125 |
Changes in English (§231) | p. 125 |
The Danish Invasions (§232) | p. 126 |
The Norman Conquest (§233) | p. 127 |
Vocabulary (§234) | p. 127 |
Some Questions (§235) | p. 128 |
Literature (§§236-251) | p. 128 |
Introduction (§§236-246) | p. 128 |
Poetry (§§247-249) | p. 134 |
Prose (§§250-251) | p. 135 |
Select Bibliography (§§252-269) | p. 137 |
General (§252) | p. 137 |
Preliminary Remarks on the Language (§253) | p. 137 |
Orthography and Pronunciation (§254) | p. 138 |
Inflexions (§254) | p. 138 |
Word Formation (§255) | p. 138 |
Syntax (§256) | p. 138 |
Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Studies (§§257-269) | p. 139 |
History (§257) | p. 139 |
Archaeology (§258) | p. 139 |
Language (§§259-261) | p. 140 |
History of English Prose (§259) | p. 140 |
Vocabulary (§§260-261) | p. 140 |
Word Formation 140 Changes of Meaning (§260) | p. 140 |
Borrowings (§261) | p. 140 |
Literature (§§262-269) | p. 141 |
Topics Raised in §§236-246 (§262) | p. 141 |
General Criticism (§263) | p. 141 |
Poetry Texts (§264) | p. 141 |
Appreciation of the Poetry (§265) | p. 143 |
The Use of Oral Formulae (§266) | p. 143 |
Metre (§267) | p. 143 |
Prose Texts (§268) | p. 144 |
Sources (§269) | p. 144 |
Strong Verbs | p. 146 |
Some Effects of i-Mutation | p. 154 |
Metre | p. 156 |
List of Linguistic Terms Used in this Book | p. 163 |
The Moods of Old English | p. 174 |
Grimm's and Verner's Laws | p. 175 |
Prose And Verse Texts | |
Practice Sentences | p. 179 |
Two Old Testament Pieces | p. 181 |
The Fall of Man | p. 182 |
Abraham and Isaac | p. 186 |
A Colloquy on the Occupations | p. 190 |
Two Characteristic Prose Works by Ælfric | p. 198 |
Preface to Genesis 198 St. Edmund, King and Martyr | p. 203 |
Alfred the Great's Preface to his Translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care | p. 212 |
Cynewulf and Cyneheard | p. 216 |
Selections from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle | p. 220 |
Bede's Account of the Conversion of King Edwin | p. 224 |
Bede's Account of the Poet Cædmon | p. 228 |
The Goths and Boethius: Prose and Verse from the Introduction to King Alfred's Boethius Translation | p. 234 |
(a)-(p) Riddles | p. 239 |
The Battle of Maldon | p. 249 |
The Ruin | p. 261 |
The Dream of the Rood | p. 264 |
The Wife's Lament | p. 272 |
The Wanderer | p. 276 |
The Seafarer | p. 284 |
Four excerpts from Beowulf 291 Prologue | p. 294 |
Beowulf's Fight with Grendel | p. 296 |
Beowulf Consoles Hrothgar for Æschere's Death | p. 303 |
The Lament of the Last Survivor | p. 306 |
Beowulf's Funeral | p. 307 |
Wulf and Eadwacer | p. 309 |
Judith | p. 312 |
Cotton Gnomes or Maxims | p. 325 |
Sermo Lupi ad Anglos | p. 329 |
Glossary | p. 337 |
Indexes to Part One | p. 418 |
Index of Subjects | p. 418 |
Index of Words | p. 422 |
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