We meet MWF, 12:20 pm– 1:10 pm in South College W201. (Campus Map.)

WEEK 4 Nouns

ave. 3-4 sentences/hr.

M 23 Sept.

• Nouns, especially strong nouns (make charts; memorize declensions for m, f, n nouns).
• Inflections handout here.
• Translate Baker, TEXT 8: Story of Caedmon, lines 1–35. 2nd edition online for free. PDF for printing here. Manuscript online at Parker on the Web.
• Review this material with Thijs!
• Handout: The Old English Strong Noun

 

W 25 Sept.

• Nouns, especially weak nouns (make charts; memorize declensions for m, f, n nouns).
• Translate TEXT 8: Story of Caedmon. From where we left off. 2nd edition online for free. PDF for printing here.

 

F 27 Sept.

• Translate Baker, TEXT 8: Story of Caedmon. The Hymn itself and a bit afterwards. 2nd edition online for free. PDF for printing here.
• Don't forget the Parts of Speech handout here.

Useful Background Reading: CC, chapter 3, Donald Scragg, "The Nature of Old English Verse. What does philology mean? Start memorizing OE vocabulary! A second page!