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how much nearer it is to our speech than the West Saxon is: —

Southern	Northern	Modern.
Se, seo	The, thio	The
Ic, Heo	Ih, Sio	I, She
Þeah	Theh	Though
Hi	Ða	They
Hyra	Ðara	Their
Eower	Ewer	Your
Feawa	Feawe	Few
Ðreora gewittnesse	Ðreo gewitnesse	Witness of three
Eom	Am	Am
Eart	Arth	Art
For	Foerde[1]	Fared
Drincan	Drinca, drince	To drink
Sealde	Salde	Sold
Gescy	Scoas	Shoes
Stanas	Stanes	Stones
Eac	Ek	Eke
Fynd	Fiondas	Fiends
Ælmessan	Ælmisse	Alms
Blawe	Blau	Blow
Fêt	Foedeþ	Feedeth
Byreð	Bereþ	Beareth
Slep	Slepte	Slept
Sceap	Scep	Sheep
Tó cumenne eart	Cwome scalt	Shalt come
Ealle gearwe	All iara[2]	All yare (ready)
Cuppa	Copp	Cup

1. Here we have a Strong Verb turned into a Weak form, a cor­ruptionwhich has been going on ever since. Thus crope, used byTyndale, after his time became crept.
2. We see the hard g already softened into y, both here, and in theearlier Psalter.