Aelfric's Colloquy 4

Consistency issues

Bæcere,
bakerhwām
who.datfremaþ
to help.pres.3plcræft
powerþīn
youroþþe
ormagon
to be able to.pres.1plwē
webūton
exceptþē
you.acc.sglīf
lifeā-drēogan?
endure

Ġē
youmagon
to be able to.pres.1plsum-e
some-m.acc.plhwīle
time.nom.plac
andnā
notlange
long-lyne
notwel:
wellsōþlīċe
trulybūton
exceptcræfte
power-DATmīnum
my-m.dat

ǣlċ
eachbēoda
table.nom.plǣmtiġ
emptybyþ,
be.pres.3sgand
andbūton
excepthlāfe
bread.datǣlċ
eachmete
foodtō
towlǣtta-n
nausea-ACCbyþ
be.pres.3sgġehwyrf-ed.
to turn-pst.part

Iċ
Iheort-an
heart-ACCmannes
person.genġestrangi-e,
strengthen-pres.1sgiċ
Ieom
be.pres.1sgmæġen
strengthwer-a
man-gen.pland
andfurþon
evenlitling-as
child-nom.plnellaþ
not-want-PRES.1plforbīġan
shunmē.
i.dat

Hwæt
whatseċġ-e
to say-pres.1plwē
webe
byþām
the.m.datcōcce?
cook.dat

Beþurfon
be-need.pres.1plwē
wehine
he.accon
onǣnigum
any.dat.plþinge?
thing.dat.pl

Ġif
ifġē
youmē
i.datūt
outādrīf-aþ
drive away-pres.2plfram
fromēowrum
your.dat.plġefērscype,
fellowshipet-aþ
to eat-pres.2plġē
youēowre
your.nom.plwyrta
plant-gen.plgrēne,
greenond
andēowre
your.nom.plflæsċmettas
flesh-food.acc.plhrēawe,
raw-ly

ond
butond
andfǣtt
fatfǣtt
fatġē
youne
notmagon
to be able to.pres.1plhabban
havebūton
exceptmīnum
my-m.datcræfte.
power-DAT

Wē
wene
notreċċaþ
care for-pres.1plreċċ-aþ
care for-pres.1plcræftes
power-GENcræft-es
power-GENis
be.pres.3sghē
heūs
we.accnēodþearf,
necessity-needfor-þām
becausewē
wesylfe
self-m.nom.pl

sylfe
self-m.nom.plsēoþan
to cooksēoþan
to cookþā
thatþe
whichtō
tosēoþenne
to cook-INFsēoþ-enne,
to cook-INFand
andbrǣdan
to roastþā
thatþā
thatþe
whichtō
tobrǣdenne
to roast-INFbrǣd-enne.
to roast-INF

Synd
be.pres.3plġē
youfor-þȳ
for this reasonfor-þȳ
for this reasonādrȳfaþ,
drive away-pres.2plādrȳfaþ
drive away-pres.2plbēon
beġē
youealle
all.n.acc.plþrǣlas,
slave-nom.plþrǣl-as
slave-nom.plond
andēower
you.gen.pl

ēower
you.gen.plbēo
beehlāford;
lordhlāford
lordþēahhwæþere
neverthelessmē
i.datġē
youne
notetaþ
to eat-pres.2pl