< Old English
Introduction:
Introduction -
Grammar -
Orthography -
I-mutation
Grammar:
Nouns -
Pronouns -
Articles -
Adjectives -
Numbers -
Verbs -
Participles -
Adverbs -
Conjunctions -
Prepositions -
Interjections -
Appositives -
Word Formation -
Basics
- Hello.
- Ƿes hāl (singular). (WESS haal)
- How are you?
- Hū ᵹǣþ? (HOO GATH?) used as a real question, not a form of greeting.": eart þū? (HOO E-art ThOO
- well, thank you.
- ƿel, þancie þē
- What is your name?
- Hū hǣtst þū? / Hƿæt is þīn nama? (HOO haat-st thoo? / HWAET iss theen nah-mah?)
- My name is ______ .
- Iċ hātte ______ . (itch HAHT-teh)
- Nice to meet you.
- Ēadiᵹ, þeċ tō mētenne. ("AY-diy THETCH TOE MAY-ten-neh")
- Pleased to meet you. ("informal")
- Mē līcode þeċ tō ᵹrētenne. (MAY LEE-koh-deh THETCH TOE GRAY-ten-neh)
- Please.
- Āblissian. (Aa-bliS-SEE-an)
- Thank you.
- Iċ þē þancie.
- Thanks.
- Þancas. (THAN-kahs)
- You're welcome.
- Ġeorne! (YER-ne!)
- Yes.
- Ġēse. (YEH-zeh)
- Yeah.
- Ġeā. (Yea"")
- No.
- Nese. (NEH-zeh)
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- Hīerstu. (HIEHR-stoo)
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Lāda meċ. (LAH-dah METCH)
- I'm sorry.
- Iċ besorᵹie (hit). (itch be-SOR-khi-eh (hit))
- Goodbye
- Bēo ᵹesund. (singular) Bēoþ gē ᵹesunde (male)/ᵹesunda (female)/ᵹesund (mixed). (BAY-oh ye-SOOND, BAY-ohth YAY ye-SOON-deh/ye-SOON-dah/ye-SOOND)
- Goodbye (informal)
- Sīe þū hāl. (SEE-eh thoo haal); Sīen ᵹē hāle (male)/hāla (female)/hāl (mixed). (SEE-eh thoo HAA-leh/HAA-lah/HAAL)
- I can't speak English (well).
- Iċ ne mæᵹ [ ƿel ] Enᵹlisce sprecan. (itch ne Maa-ee [well] ENG-li-sheh spre-kann)
- Do you speak English?
- Spricst þū / Sprecaþ ᵹē Englisce? (sprikhst thoo / sprekath yay ENG-li-sheh?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Is hēr ǣniᵹ þe Enᵹlisce spricþ? (ISS HAIR AY-nee, theh ENG-li-sheh sprikth?)
- Help!
- Help! (HELP!)
- Good morning.
- Gōdne morᵹen. (GOAD-neh MOR-khen)
- Good afternoon.
- Gōde ofernōn. (GOA-DE O-VER-Na-O-n)
- Good evening.
- Gōdne ǣfen. (GOAD-neh AY-ven)
- Good night.
- Ēadiᵹne ǣfen ᵹiet. (AY-diy-neh AY-ven yet)
- Good night (to sleep)
- Gōde niht. (GO-deh nisht)
- I don't understand.
- Iċ þæt ne underᵹiete. (itch thaat neh OONDER-YEH-teh)
- Where is the toilet, please?
- Hƿǣr is se feltūn, bidde? (HWAIR iss seh fell-toon, BID-deh?)
Common Phrases
- ᵹedǣlan acc ƿiþ w.d. - to separate from; ~ ƿiþ w.a. - to avoid, separate from
- hē sceole ƿiþ þǣm līchaman hine ᵹedǣlan he must separate himself from the body
- Ne mæᵹ mīn līchama ƿiþ dēaþ ᵹedǣlan my body cannot separate itself (avoid) death
- ᵹefrēoᵹan acc. ƿiþ w.a. - to free s.o. from s.t.
Comparison Phrases
- bemetan tō - to compare s.t. to s.t.
- ᵹesettan ƿiþ w.d. - to compare s.t. with s.t.
- ᵹetellan ƿiþ w.d. - to compare one amount with another
- metan - to compare; ~ ƿiþ to compare with; ~ tō/be w.d. - to compare to
Legal Phrases
- ᵹelādian w.a. - to clear, vindicate, excuse
- ᵹelādian ƿiþ w.a. - to vindicate towards s.o.
Movement Phrases
- ᵹetenᵹan ƿiþ w.g. - to hasten towards s.o./s.t.
- Iċ þearf ᵹān... - I need to go...
- Iċ sceal ᵹān... - I shall go...
Other Phrases
- ᵹeƿeorðan w.d. ƿiþ w.d. to agree on
- þā ᵹeƿearþ þǣm hlāforde and þǣm hȳriᵹmannum ƿiþ ānum penninᵹe then the lord and the laborers agreed on a penny
Religious Phrases
- ᵹefremman synne ƿiþ w.a. - to commit a sin against s.o.
War Phrases
- friðian ƿiþ w.acc. - to make peace with s.o.
- ᵹecampian ƿiþ w.acc. - to fight with s.o.
- ᵹefeohtan ƿiþ w.acc. - to fight with s.o.
- ᵹenǣstan ƿiþ w.dat. - to contend against s.o.
- ᵹenerian w.a. ƿiþ w.dat. - to protect s.o. against s.t.
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