Does anyone know of a website that has common expressions or words in modern English with translations in Old English? I need the lines of a skit I'm doing to have the feel of Old English..for example, if I were to say "Are you nervous", where can I find the translation for that in Old English?
Hope this makes sense. Thanks!
2006-10-10 11:46:50 · 3 answers · asked by ♪Grillon♫ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The best online dictionary for translating modern to old english and visaversa is
http://home.comcast.net/~modean52/oeme_dictionaries.htm
I've used it many times in my translations.
2006-10-12 10:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by SilverRain_Jae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia.org can give you some ideas of websites (I know some are out there). You might also search for Anglo-Saxon, since that is more usually what it is called by scholars. If you haven't ever seen Old English, though, it is very different from modern English.
2006-10-10 15:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you consider Old English. Because I did a project in English, a Puritan newspaper, using http://phrontistery.info/archaic.html
That's mainly for Puritan English though. I hope that helps.
2006-10-10 11:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Love, Jealous One, Love 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't give you a specific answer, but I know where you could get one.
You can get an answer to practically any obscure language question by posting it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Language
2006-10-10 11:53:14 · answer #4 · answered by Pif 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋