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This website offers a course to help you read Old English, the language spoken in early medieval England. You can start from the beginning or choose modules on topics such as grammar, sound, and history.
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An online educational resource for learning Old English. T...
- Alphabet
An online educational resource for learning Old English.
- Pronunciation Guide
As you may have noticed, in many instances where a consonant...
- Reading Comprehensions
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þara cyninga. Genitive. biscopas. Nominative. In many ways,...
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Introduction to Weak Verbs. T here are two main types of...
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Learn about the history, alphabet, vocabulary, and grammar of Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons. Access audio, texts, and dictionaries to practice reading and translating Old English.
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If you want to learn Old English grammar (beyond a few words and phrases), you probably want to invest in a good guide or coursebook. You might be able to find these at your local library. Textbooks can be expensive, but you can also look for used copies – having the most recent edition of a teaching guide is not essential. These two guides include...
The second edition of Richard Marsden’s The Cambridge Old English Reader(2015) is a good resource once you’ve learned some grammar (or to supplement a book that teaches you grammar). While it does have a handy reference guide to Old English grammar (which I regularly refer to – a copy sits on my desk), it works better as a reader. It contains far m...
I don’t actually own a physical Old English dictionary any more. There’s no need – it’s all online. Bookmark these websites so you have them to hand when you’re studying. 1. Bosworth-Toller: A complete Old English dictionary, originally written by Joseph Bosworth in 1838, with additions and revisions by Thomas Northcote Toller in 1898. The online v...
I’ve been tweeting the Old English Word of the Day for more than 8 years. You can find me on Twitter (@OEWordhord) as well as Facebook and Instagram. I also write weekly posts for Wordhord Wednesday on Old English topics, which you can subscribe to on Patreon. If you have an iOS device, you can download the free Old English Wordhord App. Not only d...
A guide for beginners who want to learn the Old English language, with tips, tools, books and resources. Find out how to access grammar guides, texts, dictionaries, translators and more online.
Nov 28, 2023 · Learn the history, alphabet, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary of Old English, the ancestral form of modern English. Find textbooks, online resources, and tips to master this ancient language and culture.
Learn the language of the Anglo-Saxons with ALI's Old English program. Explore the origins, literature, grammar, and alphabet of Old English, and join a community of learners.
Our selection is drawn from the major Old English poem Beowulf. It is the only surviving heroic epic of its era, and the lone early manuscript dates from ca. 1000 A.D. The date of the poem's composition is uncertain, but probably lies in the 7th or 8th century on the basis of its language. While the story in its legendary monster aspects is not ...
