Ælfric's Colloquy: The Opening (Text)

Old English Reading 1

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📜 Ælfric's Colloquy: The Opening

The Old English only, with no gloss or translation. Read in Old English Reading 1, Chapter 6. Download as a .txt file.

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The text

Teacher: hwæt hæfst þu weorkes

Student A: ic eom geanwyrde monuc ond sincge ælce dæg seofon tida mid gebroþrum ac þeahhwæþere ic wolde betwenan leornian sprecan on leden gereorde

Teacher: hwæt cunnon þas þine geferan

Student A: summe synt yrþlincgas sume scephyrdas sume oxanhyrdas sume eac swylce huntan sume fisceras sume fugleras sume cypmenn sume scewyrhtan sealteras bæceras

Teacher: hwæt sægest þu yrþlingc hu begæst þu weorc þin

Student B: eala leof hlaford þearle ic deorfe ic ga ut on dægræd þywende oxan to felda ond iugie hie to syl nys hit swa stearc winter þæt ic durre lutian æt ham for ege hlafordes mines ac geiukodan oxan ond gefæstnodon sceare ond cultre mid þære syl ælce dæg ic sceal erian fulne æcer oþþe mare

Teacher: hæfst þu ænigne geferan

Student B: ic hæbbe sumne cnapan þywende oxan mid gadisene

Note The speaker labels (Teacher, Student A, Student B) are as shown in Old English Reading 1, Chapter 6. The text has no punctuation or capitals.