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IC

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Grammar
IC, pron. of 1st pers. s.
Wright's OE grammar
§232; §311; §458; §459; §462;
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  • Ic Æðelstán cyningc cýðe

    I, king Athelstan, proclaim,

    • L. Ath. 1
      • ;
    • prm
      • ;
    • Th. i. 194, 2
      • .

  • Ic hyt eom

    it is I;

    ego sum,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 14, 27
      • .

  • Ic sylf hit eom

    ipse ego sum,

    • Lk. Skt. 24, 39
      • .

  • Ic eom Gabriel ic ðe stande beforan gode

    ego sum gabrihel qui adsto ante deum,

    • 1, 19
      • .

  • For Wulfgáres sáwle ðe ic hit selle

    for Wulfgars's soul [I] who give it,

    • Chart. Th. 496, 24.
Etymology
[
Laym. O. and N. ic, ich, ihc
:
Orm. icc, I
:
Chauc. ich, I
:
Goth. O. Frs. O. Sax. ik
:
Icel. ek
:
Dan. jeg
:
Swed. jag
:
O. H. Ger. ih
:
Ger. ich
:
Lat. ego
:
Gk. έγώ.
]
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For other forms in the declension of the pronoun of the first person, see the several words.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “IC.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20420.

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