What is the difference between old and middle english?

Question

Cna you give examples too?

Answer 1

Old English is defined as English before the Norman Conquest and Middle English is defined as English between the Norman Conquest and the Great Vowel Shift about 1500. Middle English differs from Old English in some vowel shifts and consonant adjustments, but the main noticeable difference is in the shift in spelling from Germanic norms to French norms. So the sound "oo" was spelled u in Old English, but was spelled ou in Middle English, thus hus 'house' in Old English, but hous 'house' in Middle English. hwæt in Old English, but what in Middle English. moþer in Old English, but mother in Middle English. The case system of Old English continued to collapse so that in Middle English only the nominative and genitive forms remained as in Modern English. The auxiliary also became more flexible in Middle English. In Old English perfect could not be combined with either passive or progressive, but in Middle English perfect could be combined with both passive and progressive. Middle English is also characterized by an influx of French loanwords.

Answer 2

Angle Land or England was the new name of Britain after the Angles, Saxons and Jutes conquered the Britons. The Britons were Celtic, while the Angles were Germanic, so Old English is in this language group. Middle English came after Duke William of Normandy conquered England in 1066. Normandy is in France, so the newer English after the Norman Conquest is a blending of German and French.

Answer 3

Old English seems entirely different and middle English resembles modern English. If you were to travel back in time, you can still understand middle English but not Old English.

Answer 4

a lot of diff.