Old English Language - Anglo Saxon Language
In early England the Anglo-Saxons spoke a language that is unrecognizable to most modern English speakers. Below are tutorials, grammar aids and an email discussion list to help you learn and understand Anglo-Saxon or "Old English."
About Old English
This friendly introduction to a college course on the ancient language provides a definition of Old English, explains its ties to other Germanic languages, and serves as an excellent introduction to its history.
This friendly introduction to a college course on the ancient language provides a definition of Old English, explains its ties to other Germanic languages, and serves as an excellent introduction to its history.
Englisc
A moderated discussion list focusing on composition in Old English; be prepared for posts in Old English. Send a message with no subject to listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca and put "sub englisc Your Name" in the message body.
A moderated discussion list focusing on composition in Old English; be prepared for posts in Old English. Send a message with no subject to listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca and put "sub englisc Your Name" in the message body.
Hwæt! Old English in Context
Online course by Catherine N. Ball at the Old English pages. Mac users need special fonts to view the Old English characters; Windows users may have difficulty with sound files.
Online course by Catherine N. Ball at the Old English pages. Mac users need special fonts to view the Old English characters; Windows users may have difficulty with sound files.
Instant Old English
A conversational phrase book culled from the Old English Corpus, compiled by Catherine Ball.
A conversational phrase book culled from the Old English Corpus, compiled by Catherine Ball.
Introduction to an Absolute Beginner's Course in Old English
This introduction to a correspondence course and book by Steve Pollington includes some helpful starting steps for learning Old English, including RealAudio samples.
This introduction to a correspondence course and book by Steve Pollington includes some helpful starting steps for learning Old English, including RealAudio samples.
Learning Old English
Online guide by Tony Jebson includes information on the origins of Old English as well as the basics of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Internet Explorer, you can check out his updated version of the site.
Online guide by Tony Jebson includes information on the origins of Old English as well as the basics of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Internet Explorer, you can check out his updated version of the site.
Modern English to Old English Vocabulary
A fairly extensive alphabetical listing of Modern English words and their Old English translations, provided by ANSAXNET. You can find the Modern English meaning of an Old English word by using the Find function of your browser.
A fairly extensive alphabetical listing of Modern English words and their Old English translations, provided by ANSAXNET. You can find the Modern English meaning of an Old English word by using the Find function of your browser.