Aelfric's Colloquy 1

Consistency issues

Wē
weċildra
child.nom.plbidd-aþ
ask-pres.1plþē,
you.acc.sgēalā
lolārēow,
teacherþæt
thatþū
you.nom.sgtǣċ-e
teach-subj.2sgūs
we.accsprecan
speakfor-þām
becauseunġelǣrede
unlearned.m.nom.plwē
wesindon
be.pres.pland
andġewæmmodlīċe
corruptlywē
wesprec-aþ.
speak-pres.1pl

Hwæt
whatwill-e
want-pres.2plġē
yousprecan?
speak

Hwæt
whatrēċe
care for.pres.1plwē
wehwæt
whatwē
wesprecan,
speakbūton
excepthit
itriht
propersprǣċ
speechsie
be.subj.3sgand
andbehēfe,
usefulnæs
not at allīdel
idleoþþe
orfracod.
worthless

Wille
want-pres.2plġē
youbēon
bebeswungen
beat.pst.parton
onleornung-e?
learning-DAT

Lēofre
loved-comp.n.nomis
be.pres.3sgūs
we.accbēon
bebeswungen
beat.pst.partfor
beforelār-e
learning-DATþonne
thanhit
itne
notcunnan.
know

Ac
andac
andwiton
know-pres.1plwit-on
know-pres.1plþæt
thatþū
you.nom.sgeart
be.pres.2sgbilewit
honestnelle
not-want-PRES.2plnelle
not-want-PRES.2plonbelǣdan
deliverswingl-a,
blow-acc.plūs
we.accþū
you.nom.sgþū
you.nom.sgsīe
be.subj.3sgtōġenȳdd
force.pst.partfram.
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