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Aelfric's Colloquy 3

Þū,
you.nom.sg
eō-wyrhta,
shoe-worker
hwæt
what
wyrcst
to work.pres.2sg
þū
you.nom.sg
ūs
we.acc
nytwyrþnesse?
usefulness.gen
Witodlīċe,
truly
cræft
power
mīn
my
is
be.pres.3sg
behēfe
useful
þearle
severely
ēow
you.dat.pl
and
and
nēod-þearf.
necessity-need
Hū?
how

I
byċġ-e
to buy-pres.1sg
hȳd-a
skin-acc.pl
and
and
fell,
skin.acc
and
and
ġearci-e
to prepare-pres.1sg
hie
he.nom.pl
mid
with
cræft-e
power-DAT
mīn-um,
my-m.dat
and
and
wyrce
to work.pres.1sg
wyrce
to work.pres.1sg
him
he.dat
ġesċȳ
footwear
ġesċȳ
footwear
mistliċes,
various.gen.sg.n
cynn-es
lineage-GEN
swyftlēr-as
slipper-acc.pl
ond,
and
sċẹōs
shoe.acc.pl
leþerhosa
leather-pants.acc.pl
brīdelþwangas,
bridle-thong-ACC.pl
brīdel-þwang-as
bridle-thong-ACC.pl
flax-an
flask, bottle-acc.pl
fǣtelsas;
bag.acc.pl
fǣtelsas
bag.acc.pl
nān
none
ēower
you.gen.pl
ēower
you.gen.pl
mæġ
to be able to.pres.3sg
mæġ
to be able to.pres.3sg
oferwintran
overwinter
mīnum
my-m.dat
mīn-um.
my-m.dat
Sealtere,
salt-worker
sealtere
salt-worker
ūs
we.acc
fremaþ
to help.pres.3pl
fremaþ
to help.pres.3pl
þīn?
your
Þīn
your
þearle
severely
fremaþ
to help.pres.3pl
mīn
my
ēow
you.dat.pl
ēow.
you.dat.pl
Eall-um
all-m.dat.pl
ēower
you.gen.pl
ēower
you.gen.pl
blisse
happiness.dat
brȳc-þ
use-pres.3sg
ġereordunge
prepared meal.dat
ġereordunge
prepared meal.dat
mete,
food
būton
except
cræfte
power-DAT
cræft-e.
power-DAT
Mīn-um?
my-m.dat
Hwylċ
<?>
manna
person.gen.pl
manna
person.gen.pl
mettum
food.dat.pl
mettum
food.dat.pl
þurh-brȳcþ
fully enjoy.pres.3sg
būton
except
swæcc-e?
taste-DAT
Sealt-es
salt-GEN
ġefylþ
ge-fill.pres.3sg
hwā
how
ġefylþ
ge-fill.pres.3sg
oþþe
or
cleafa-n
cellar-ACC
būton
except
hēddern-u
storeroom-acc.pl
mīnum?
my-m.dat
Efne,
indeed
mīn-um
my-m.dat
efne
indeed
buter-ġeþwēor
butter-curd
ǣ
each
ond
and
ċȳs-ġerunn
cheese-curd
losi-aþ
perish-pres.3pl
hyrde
guard.dat
ætwese
to be present-pres.1sg
hyrde
guard.dat
ætwes-e,
to be present-pres.1sg
for
before
ēow
you.dat.pl
furþon
even
nāne
<?>
wyrta
plant-gen.pl
ēowra
your.gen.pl
wyrt-a
plant-gen.pl
ēowra
your.gen.pl
brūc-aþ.
use-pres.3pl