Sentence
This is a sentence in Middle English. It is composed of 23 items.
so
so - adverb
long
long - adverb
as
as - subordinating conjunction
can
can - auxiliary
breath
breath - verb
or
or - coordinating conjunction
eyes
can
can - auxiliary
see
see - verb
,
so
so - adverb
long
long - adjective
liues
lives - noun
liue
this
this - pronoun
,
and
and - coordinating conjunction
this
this - pronoun
giues
gives - verb
giue
life
life - noun
to
to - adposition
thee
you - pronoun
,
Word sources
A quick overview of the meaning of each word and its etymology.
| so | so | so | From Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic *swā. |
| long | long | long | From Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang. |
| as | as | as | Reduction of alswo, alswa, also, from Old English eallswā. The reduced form is more common in this sense from c. 1200. |
| men | man | man | Inherited from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. |
| can | can | Alternative form of canne | |
| breath | breath | ||
| or | or | or | From ọ̄̆ther and outher. |
| eyes | eye | awe | From Old English eġe, from Proto-West Germanic *agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂égʰos. Doublet of awe. |
| can | can | Alternative form of canne | |
| see | see | sea | Inherited from Old English sǣ, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz. |
| , | , | ||
| so | so | so | From Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic *swā. |
| long | long | long | From Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang. |
| liues | liue | ||
| this | this | Alternative spelling of þis | |
| , | , | ||
| and | and | and | From Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti. |
| this | this | Alternative spelling of þis | |
| giues | giue | ||
| life | life | ||
| to | to | to | From Old English tā, tāhe, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (“toe”). |
| thee | thee | Alternative form of þe | |
| , | , |
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