Vocabulary of Old Northumbrian
Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Numerals: masculine, feminine, neuter
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mother |
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moder |
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father |
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fader |
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sister |
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swoester |
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brother |
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broðer |
| 5. |
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daughter |
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dohter |
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son |
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sunu |
Suæ forðon lufade God ðone middangeard þætte sunu his ancende
gesalde þætte eghuelc seðe gelefeð on hine ne losas ah hæfeð lif ece.
For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16
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water |
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wæter, þæt wæter |
| 2. |
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fire |
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fyr |
| 3. |
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sun |
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sunna |
| 4. |
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moon |
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mona |
| 5. |
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wind |
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wind |
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rain |
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regn |
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one |
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an |
| 2. |
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two |
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tuoge, tua, tuu |
| 3. |
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three |
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ðrio, ðrea, ðrea |
| 4. |
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four |
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feuer |
| 5. |
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five |
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fif |
| 6. |
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six |
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sex |
Hlaf usenne ofer wistlic sel us todæg.
Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11
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cat |
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| 2. |
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dog |
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hund |
| 3. |
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horse |
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cow |
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fish |
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fisc |
| 6. |
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bird |
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fugl |
| 7. |
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tree |
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treu |
| 8. |
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flower |
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Fruma godspelles Hælendes Crist sunu Godes.
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1
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white |
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huit |
| 2. |
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black |
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blæc |
| 3. |
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red |
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read |
| 4. |
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green |
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groene |
| 5. |
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yellow |
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blue |
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| 7. |
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grey |
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| 8. |
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brown |
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And suæ gie wælle þætte gedoe iuh menn and gie doað him gelic.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31
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Arig ðone fader and ða moder and lufe ðe nesta ðinne sua ðec seolfne.
Honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19
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And cuoeð to ðæm hælende drihten gemyne min miððy ðu cymes in ric ðin
and cuoeð him se hælend soð is þæt ic cuoeðo ðe todæg mec mið ðu bist in nercsna wong.
Then he [the man on the cross next to Him] said "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
He replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
The Bible, Luke 23,42-43
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