- •1. Old English – The story of Jacob’s Deceit
- •Phonetic analysis
- •Grammatical analysis
- •Etymological analysis
- •2. Middle English – From Capgrave’s Chronicle of England
- •Grammar analysis
- •Etymological analysis
- •3. New English – d.Chrystal, The Cambrige Encyclopedia of the English Language, 1995
- •Phonetic analysis
- •Grammar and etymological analysis
Grammar analysis
Word as it is used in the text |
Analysis notes |
Corresponding word |
Translation |
1. Ʒere |
noun, common case, singular |
Year |
Year |
2. Cherch |
noun, common case, singular |
Church |
Church |
3. Alle |
indefinite pronoun |
All |
All |
4. Tyme |
noun, common case, singular, OE - tīma |
Time |
Time |
5. deth |
noun, common case, singular, OE - dēað |
death |
death |
6. whan |
conjunction |
when |
when |
7. oterauns |
outer+ance, adverb, compare. degree |
utterance |
utterance
|
8. Kyng |
noun, common case, singular |
King |
King |
9. malys |
noun, common case, singular |
malice |
malice |
10. that |
conjunction |
that |
that |
11. was |
verb, past tense, 3d person singular, |
was |
was |
12.come |
verb, past of comen, strong verb, class 4 |
come |
come
|
13. were |
verb,past tense,plural,indicative mood of been,suppletive verb |
were |
were
|
14. cleped |
verb, past of clepen, weak 2, OE - clipian |
called |
called
|
15. swore |
verb, past ofsweren, str. 6, OE –swerian. |
swore |
swore
|
16. mad |
verb, past of maken, weak 2, OE – macian |
made |
made |
17. graunted |
verb, past of graunten, OF granter,creanter, L -creantāre, v; crēdential, n |
granted |
granted
|
18. snybbed |
verb, past of snybben (snubben), weak 2, Sc –snibbe,snubba |
snubbed |
snubbed |
19. deye |
verb, weak. Sc - deyia |
die |
die |
20. lay |
verb, past tense,singular,indicative mood of “lyen”, strong verb, class 5 |
lay |
lay |
Etymological analysis
Word as it is used in the text |
Old English or foreign origin |
Corresponding NE words |
translation |
1. Ʒere |
OE - Ʒēar Germ. – jahr, old Scand. –άr, Goth – jer |
Year |
Year |
2. Thidir |
OE- Þider, sḗ + hider sḗ - germ. –die, der, das. Old Scand.- sá, Þat, Goth. –sa,sō, Þata. Greek –ho, hē |
thither |
To that place, there |
3. Alle |
OE –eal, Germ. – all, Old scand.- allr, Goth -alls |
All |
All |
4. Tyme |
OE – tīma, Old scand.- tἱmi Swed.- timme |
Time |
Time |
5.come |
OE – cumen, Germ. – kommen, Old high Germ. –queman, Old scand.- koma, Goth – qiman |
come |
come |
6. whan |
OE- hwænne, Germ. – wenn, wenn, Old high German - hwanne., Mid.Goth - ƕan |
when |
when |
7. oterauns |
OE – ūt, outer+ance Germ. – aus, Old high Germ.- ūƷ, Old scand.-út, Goth – ut. |
utterance |
utterance
|
8. were |
OE – wǣran, Goth -wæron |
were |
were |
9. malys |
L-malitia, malicia, OF-malice |
malice |
malice |
10. that |
Germ. –die, der, das. Old Scand.- sá, Þat, Goth. –sa,sō, Þata. Greek –ho, hē |
that |
that |
11. was |
OE – wæs, Neth. - wezen Old high Germ. – wesan, Old scand.- vesa, vera, Goth - wisan |
was |
was |
12. lordes |
OE – hlāford, hlāf+weard (breadkeeper) hlāf- Germ. –liab, old Scand.—hleifr, Goth.-laifs, ср.Рус. -хлҌбъ weard – Germ- wart, Old Scand. – vǫrðr |
lords |
lords |
13.puple |
peple, OF – pueple, L – populus Old Fr.-pueple, Algl. -poeple |
people |
people |
14. schal |
OE –sceal, Germ. – sollen, Old scand.- skulu, Goth - skulan |
shall |
shall |
15.cherch |
OE - circe, cirice, Greek –kuriakón, Rus. – церковь |
church |
church |
16. scrowis |
OF – escroue, Old Frank. – skroda |
escrow |
document, scroll |
17. abhominable |
L – abominābilis, Old Fr. –abhominable |
abominable |
abominable |
18. presens |
OF – presence, L- praesentia, praesens |
presence |
presence |
19.hooth |
OE – āð, Old scand.- eiðr, Goth – aiþs, Mid.Rus –обѣеъ |
oath |
oath |
20. Kyng |
OE – cyninƷ, Germ. – König, Old high Germ. – konungr, Mid. Finnish –kuningas, Rus – князь |
King |
King |
