Adjective and Adverb Exercise
For this final exercise you will need to identify both the adjectives and adverbs. When you identify an adjective be sure to include information regarding its case, number and gender. After you have completed the activity check your answers and we will move on to a final translation of the riddle. In the answer key adjectives are identified using the colour pink, while adverbs are orange.
| Riddle 67 | |
| Ic eom māre žonne žes middangeard, | |
| lęsse žonne hond wyrm, lēotre žonne mōna, | |
| swiftre žonne sunne. Sęs mē sind[on] ealle | |
| flōdas on fęđmum ond žēs foldan bearm, | |
| (5) | grēne wongas ; grundum ic hrīne, |
| helle underhnīge, heofonas oferstīge, | |
| wuldres ēžel ; wīde ręce | |
| ofer engla eard ; eoržan gefylle, | |
| ealne middangeard ond merestrēamas | |
| (10) | sīde mid mē sylfum. Saga hwęt ic hātte. |
| Answer Key: | Translation: |
| Line 2 | |
| lęsse: accusative singular neuter | smaller, less |
| lēotre: genitive singular feminine | bright, radiant |
| Line 3 | |
| swiftre: genitive singular feminine | swift |
| ealle: nominative plural masculine | all |
| Line 5 | |
| grēne: accusative plural feminine | growing, green |
| Line 7 | |
| wīde | far and wide |
| Line 9 | |
| ealne: accusative singular masculine | all |
| Line 10 | |
| sīde | vast, wide |