Ond for his lēoðsonȝum moniȝra monna mōd oft tō worulde forhoȝdnisse ond tō

ȝeðodnisse ðæs heofonlīcan līfes onbzrnde wǣron.

Ond ēac swelce moniȝe ōðre æfter him in Onȝelðēode onȝunnon ǣfzste lēoð wyrcan:
ac nǣniȝ hwǣðre him ðæt ȝelīce dōn meahte.

Forðon hē nales from monnum nē ðurh mon ȝelǣred wæs, ðæt he ðone lēoðcræft
leornade.

And by his poem-songs the spirits of many men were kindled to distain of the world
and to service of a heavenly life.

And likewise, many others after him among the English people endeavoured to
compose pious songs, but no one however in like manner to him could do so because
he had learned not at all from men nor through man that he poetry learned.

leodson3 n a n song, poem, poetry, poetic art

moniȝ maniȝ mæneȝ adj many

mod n n a the inner spiritual part of man spirit, mind, disposition

oft adv often

woruld, worold nfi world, age, epoch, life

forho3dniss n f o contempt

3e0eodnis n f o joining juncture, conjunction, conjugation, translation 3efl

daes dem pron gen masc and gen neut sg that

heofonB c adj heavenly

wǣron

preterite indicative plural of bēon

preterite indicative plural of wesan

Monna- Weak Masculine Noun

Man a man

monna Singular Plural

Nominative monna Monnan

Accusative monnan Monnan

Genitive monnan Monnena

Dative monnan Monnum

Mod- strong a-stem.

mod Singular Plural

Nominative mōd Mōd

Accusative mōd Mōd

Genitive mōdes Mōda

Dative mōde Mōdum

Woruld- Strong Feminine Noun

world

woruld Singular Plural

Nominative woruld Worulda

Accusative worulde Worulda

Genitive worulde Worulda

Dative worulde Woruldum

forhogdnisse. contempt. Forhogdness -Strong Feminine Noun.

Singular Plural

Nominative forhogdness Forhogdnessa

Accusative forhogdnesse Forhogdnessa

Genitive forhogdnesse Forhogdnessa

Dative forhogdnesse Forhogdnessum

Līfes- strong a-stem.

lif Singular Plural

Nominative līf Līf

Accusative līf Līf

Genitive līfes Līfa

Dative līfe Līfum

On3eldeod n f o - the English people.

Singular Plural
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative

Lēoð - Strong Neuter Noun ,song .

léoþ Singular Plural

Nominative léoþ Léoþ

Accusative léoþ Léoþ

Genitive léoþes Léoþa

Dative léoþe Léoþum

Mon-Strong Masculine Noun.

Singular Plural
Nominative mon Monas

Accusative mon Monas

Genitive mones Mona

Dative mone Monum

Lēoðcræft-Strong Masculine Noun,poetry.

Singular Plural

Nominative léoþcræft Léoþcræftas

Accusative léoþcræft Léoþcræftas

Genitive léoþcræftes Léoþcræfta

Dative léoþcræft
léoþcræftum

Singular Plural
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative

Indicative:

Present Tense Preterite Tense

Singular
1.
2.
3.
Plural

Verbs:

Wǣron waes
onȝunnon

wyrcan

dōn

meahte

ȝelǣred