Translation help with John Steinbeck's "The Winter of Our Discontent"?

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Translation help with John Steinbeck's "The Winter of Our Discontent"?

Ethan's aunt says, "Me beswac fah wyrm thurh faegir word...Seo leo gif heo blades onbirigth abit aerest hire ladteow."

What does this mean?

2006-09-07 02:56:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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It's Anglo-Saxon.

"Mé nædre beswác, fáh wyrm þurh fægir word":
The hostile serpent deceived me with fair words.

"Seó leó gif heó blódes onbirigþ ábít ǽrest hire ládteów"
The lioness, if she tastes blood, will rend her keeper first.

2006-09-10 12:25:52 · answer #1 · answered by vanewimsey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I am not even sure what language is that.

2006-09-07 02:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by elgil 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋