The subjunctive states something not as a fact, as in the indicative, but
merely as an object of thought. Hence it is used to express wish,
conditions, doubt, &c.
A. In principal sentences.
_Wish_ and _command_ (often nearly equivalent to the imperative):--_thaes
him s[=i]e wuldor and lof [=a] b[=u]tan [e,]nde_ (therefore let there be to
him praise and glory ever without end); _ne h[=e] ealu ne drince n[=ae]fre
oththe w[=i]n_ (nor shall he ever drink ale or wine).
B. In dependent sentences.