PaVeDa – Pavia Verbs Database -

Old English, Example 5

Forþi þonne gif hwæt to ahsienne sy fram þam ealdre, þæt sy geahsod mid ealre eaðmodnesse and underþeodnesse willa and micelre arweorðnesse.

Forþi

Therefore

þonne

then

gif

hwæt

something(N).ACC.SG

ahsienne

ask.INF.INFL

be.SBJV.PRS.3SG

fram

þam

DET.DAT.SG.M

ealdre,

older.DAT.SG.M

þæt

DEM.NOM.SG.N

be.SBJV.PRS.3SG

geahsod

ask.PTCP.PST

mid

with

ealre

all.DAT.SG.F

eaðmodnesse

humility(F).DAT.SG

and

underþeodnesse

submission(F).DAT.SG

willa

will(M).GEN.PL

and

micelre

much.DAT.SG.F

arweorðnesse.

reverence(F).DAT.SG

So if something is to be asked by the superior, that should be asked with complete humility and submissive mind and much reverence.