121. EXERCISES.

121. EXERCISES.

I. 1. Æfter ðæ: m sôðlîce (indeed) ealle men spræ: con âne (one) spræ: ce. 2. Ond hê cwæð: "Ðis is ân folc, ond ealle hîe sprecað âne spræ: ce." 3. On sumum stôwum wîngeardas grôwað. 4. Hê hêt ðâ næ: dran ofslêan. 5. Ðâ Engle âbræ: con ðone longan weall, ond sige nômon. 6. Ond ðæt sæ: d grêow ond wêox. 7. Ic ne geseah ðone mon sê ðe ðæs cnapan adesan stæl. 8. Hê wæs swy:ðe spêdig man on ðæ: m æ: htum ðe hiera spêda on[3] bêoð, ðæt is, on wildrum. 9. Ond ðæ: r wearð (was) micel wælsliht on gehwæðre hond. 10. Ond æfter ðissum gefeohte côm Ælfred cyning mid his fierde, ond gefeaht wið ealne ðone here, ond sige nôm. 11. Ðêos burg hâtte[4] Æscesdûn (Ashdown). 12. Ðæ: re cwêne lîc læg on ðæ: m hûse. 13. Ond sê dæ: l ðe ðæ: r aweg côm wæs swy:ðe ly: tel. 14. Ond ðæs ðrêotîene dagas Æðered tô rîce fêng.

II. 1. The men stood in the ships and fought against the Danes. 2. Before the thanes came, the king rode away. 3. They said (#sæ: don#) that all the men spoke one language. 4. They bore the queen's body to Wilton. 5. Alfred gave many gifts to his army (dat. without #tô#) before he went away. 6. These men are called earls. 7. God sees all things. 8. The boy held the reindeer with (#mid#) his hands. 9. About six months afterwards, Alfred gained the victory, and came to the throne. 10. He said that there was very great slaughter on both sides.

[Footnote 3: See § 94, (5).]

[Footnote 4: See § 117, Note 2.]