Etan to eat Sēon to see

æppel apple sē the (mas) þæt the (neu)

bēan bean sēo the (fem) þæt the (a. neu)
ċēse chesse þone the (a. mas) guma men
hlaf bread þā the (a. fem) cƿēn woman
flæsc meat

ƿes þū hāl hello/good bye (sing) Iċ þancie þē thank you

ƿesað ȝit hāl hello/good bye (dual) Bidde please
ƿesað ȝē hāl hello/good bye (plural)

Tō etanne sē æppel Þā æpplas

to eat

Iċ ete ƿē etaþ sēo bēan Þā bēanan

I eat we eat

þū etest ȝē etaþ Þæt flæsc Þā flæsc

you eat you eat (plural)

hē et hie etaþ
he eats they eat
hēo et hēo etaþ
she eats they eat
hit et hie etaþ
it eats they eat
ƿit etaþ ȝit etaþ
we eat (dual) you eat (dual)
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Iċ ete Iċ sēo

Iċ ete æpplas Þū siehst

I eat apples you see
þū etest bēan hē siehþ
you eat bean he sees
hē et ċēse hiē sēoþ
he eats chesse they see
ƿē etaþ hlaf ƿit sēoþ
we eat bread we see

sē guma et sē guma siehþ

sē guma et æpplas sē guma siehþ þa cƿēn

the man eats apples the man sees the woman
sē guma et þone æpple sēo cƿēn siehþ þone guman
the man eats the apple the woman sees the man
sē guma et þā bēane þone guman siehþ sēo cƿēn
the man eats the bean “it’s the man that the woman sees”
sē guma et þæt flæsc
the man eats the meat