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Eald Englisċ riht (slrpnk.net)

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[-] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 28 points 17 hours ago

"You are before in my king."

Þæt sceal wesan: "þū stenst beforan þām cyninge".

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 16 points 15 hours ago

Interesting, knowing German and modern English makes this about as decipherable as Dutch.

[-] Logi@lemm.ee 4 points 11 hours ago

Old English was more mutually understandable with Old Norse than German and Dutch are today as I recall. Northern English dialects still show the influence of Old Norse on the English they spoke not just in location names but in vocabulary and some grammar. It’s been years since I studied this in grad school, so please take it with a grain of salt.

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