Old English is significantly different from Modern English. Based on the three texts below, describe four ways in which Old English morphosyntax differs from Modern Standard English. Be specific, and use examples from the texts below to illustrate (you made need to do a little outside research on this one; however, your four examples must be drawn from, and make specific reference to, the texts below).
1. Wiϸ wif gemædlan geberge on neahtnestig rædices moran
against woman madness eat on nightfasting radish’s root
ϸy dæge ne mæg ϸe se gemædla sceϸϸan
the day not may you the madness bother
“Against a woman’s mad behaviour: eat some radishes before breakfast [lit. during nightfasting] and that day the madness cannot bother you”
2. Georne is to wyrnanne bearneacnum wife
earnestly is to warn pregnant woman
ϸæt hio [….] ne swines flæsc ete ne naht fættes
that she [….] not swine’s flesh eat nor nothing fat
ne druncen gedrince ne on weg ne fere
nor drunkeness drink nor on road not travel
“A pregnant woman is to be earnestly advised that she eat no pork or anything fatty, [that she] not drink to intoxication or travel by road”
3. Gif men sio heafodpanne beo gehlenced alege ϸone man upweard
if one the cranium be folded lay the man upwards
drif ii stacan æt ϸam eaxlum lege ϸonne bred ϸweores ofer
drive 2 stakes at the shoulders lay the board across over
ϸa fet sleah ϸonne ϸriwa on mid slegebytle hio gæϸ on riht sona
the feet strike that thrice on with sledge beetle he goes on right soon
“If someone’s head is fractured, lay the man supine, drive two stakes at the shoulders, then lay a board across his feet, then strike on it with a sledge hammer; he will come right at once.”