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Old English
Hello, I have a wonder if there is online sources to know about grammar and use of old English...I would like to know how the old English known as thou, thy, thee, shalt,etc are used if possible for my reference.
Thank you very much in advance!
Apr 30, 2015 2:45 PM
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The words you list are actually from middle and early modern English, not old English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_English
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English
April 30, 2015
1
Old English (Anglo-Saxon) is actually mostly illegible to modern speakers and pretty much an entirely different language.
For example, "The Lord's Prayer" in Old English is "Fæder ure
ðu ðe eart on heofenum
si ðin nama gehalgod
to-becume ðin rice
geweorþe ðin willa on eorðan swa swa on heofenum.
Urne ge dæghwamlican hlaf syle us to-deag
and forgyf us ure gyltas
swa swa we forgifaþ urum gyltendum
ane ne gelæde ðu us on costnunge
ac alys us of yfle.
Hahahahaha ^,^
What you're looking for is information on "Early Modern English". This website might be able to help you:
http://public.oed.com/aspects-of-english/english-in-time/grammar-in-early-modern-english/
Hope this helps! :)
April 30, 2015
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