| 单词 | Old English |
| 例句 | With the meaning of awareness, it became beodan in Old English, meaning “bode,” and bodhati in Sanskrit, meaning he awakes, is enlightened, and thus Bodhisattva, and Buddha. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You had to know Old English and the History of the English Language and a representative selection of all that had been written from Beowulf to the present day. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z In the gallery, friends and family members sit and watch, the bewildered audience to a play performed in an unknown dialect of acronyms, Latin, and Old English. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" resounds with the original Old English ballad, which would have been very familiar to Dylan's original audiences of Greenwich Village folk singers. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of "imitatio" to craft some of the most original songs 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Oxford is also keen for translations of Anglo-Saxon texts, pictures and videos of Anglo-Saxon buildings or monuments, recordings of Old English, and even videos of historical re-enactments, to be included in the archive. Oxford University opens Anglo-Saxon archive to online submissions 2010-07-06T15:33:00Z The Old English verb raedan lies at the root of “to read” and “to riddle”: To read is to riddle, to riddle is to read. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z This year the look was perfectly captured by Colton Johnson, who showed Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect, the Old English sheepdog that won the herding group. Rule No. 1: Don’t Outshine the Dog 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Their company name attempts to reclaim a derogatory Old English word for the female anatomy. The love drug: can marijuana improve our sex lives? 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Old English corbels, originally used as decorative supports, serve as the two large wooden end pieces. Colorful Cottage Courtyard 2013-05-13T15:50:07.330Z In 1920, he began teaching Old English at the University of Leeds. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Much later, I would learn that Heaney, a contemporary Irish poet, achieved no small measure of literary stardom with his translation of the Old English epic. An Appreciation of Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf 2013-08-30T23:09:24Z He had learned Old English and started reading the poem at an early age. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Separated by luxuriant gardens, the buildings gave long-term residents a choice of Old English or American Colonial-style suites, complete with claw-foot bathtubs and servants’ quarters. The Man Who Changed the Face of Shanghai 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z "Eleanor Catton, my ingenious screenwriter, found out later that bloody noses are in Old English folklore are symbol of true love." "Emma." finds its hilarious humanity through the body's betrayals 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Foss is an Old English word for waterfall, and we shot there for where Herriot is meant to be skinny dipping. Take a Tour of ‘All Creatures’ Country 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Just as the previous three books rest on a strong footing of real history, the Tolkien world works because it sits on a firm foundation of Old English and Norse mythology. Charlie Fletcher's top 10 adventure classics 2012-12-19T17:01:21Z One of the stars of the show will be the oldest surviving copy of Beowulf, the longest epic poem in Old English, which was written down at least 1000 years ago. 'I wrote 2U B4'! British Library shows up textspeak as soooo 19th century 2010-08-18T18:31:00Z Mr. Musk said it’s pronounced “just like the letter X. AE is pronounced ‘ash’, as in Old English. Elon Musk, Blasting Off in Domestic Bliss 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z I guess the compactness of it pleased people and also the absurdity of the collision — Old English heroic poem meets tiny aspirin tablets.” ArtsBeat: 'Little Dorito' and More: Suggestions for Literary Product Placement 2012-06-11T20:00:59Z Week 1194, fake derivations of words: Alimony: from Old English, for “all his money.” Style Invitational Week 1210: Bill Us Now — our ‘joint legislation’ contest 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z After all, the verb “bequeath” is from an Old English word meaning “to speak.” The last will and testament of a millennial 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z This room is really quite polished, even though outside is chaos, and my house is very English: shabby, Old English. For Victoria Beckham, a Neutral Zone Amid Chaos 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z On a wall hangs the phrase “We the People” in Old English composed of shoelaces, which Ward says is a material that references not only the body, but the worry of tripping over untied shoelaces. Nari Ward’s “So-Called” at the SCAD Museum of Art 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z One reader wrote in to ask why cholos love Old English fonts then ended the missive by stating: “They’re ugly, just like everything about your culture.” Why Gustavo Arellano's OC Weekly departure highlights the endangered status of Latinos in media 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The spelling of Old English was largely phonetic: all letters were pronounced. David Crystal: the story of English spelling 2012-08-23T13:00:01Z On the far side stand three gigantic animals — a cow and calf and, a bit further, a bull — Old English Longhorns. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z How does a writer follow up an award-winning first novel written entirely in updated Old English, an invented “shadow tongue,” and set amid the chaos of 11th-century England? ‘Beast’ cements Paul Kingsnorth’s reputation as a furiously gifted writer 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Tolkien’s never-before-published translation of “Beowulf,” the Old English epic poem, which influenced his Lord of the Rings trilogy. 2014: A good year for book lovers The pubgoer who has ever tried visiting a Real Irish Pub in Gothenburg, or an Old English Tavern in departures at Nashville airport, will agree the format resists export. The death and life of the great British pub | Tom Lamont 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z "It came to Britain around the 6th or 7th century when the Romans standardised Old English," says David Crystal, honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales. The story of O in design 2010-03-16T22:00:00Z It’s a random Old English dissbomb, but strangely funny when he says it. Annie Hall at 40: ranking the film's funniest moments 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Oscar Wilde and Old English lettering commingle with leopard prints, faded denim and Dickies jackets stitched with Smiths patches. You Look Like a Morrissey Fan 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z That is awesome, because that is a linguistic and historical tie back to Old English, the dyslexic-looking Germanic language that started this whole shebang almost 1,500 years ago. A plea for syntactical sanity on US National Grammar Day 2013-03-04T20:32:24Z Old English poetry uses complex patterns of alliteration, and the riddles are no exception, leaning heavily on repetition and rhythm to give hints. What Has One Eye and 1,200 Heads? An Old English Riddle, That’s What! 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z At the library, she gets a “recording of a bloke reading Chaucer in the Old English.” Books of The Times: ‘Love, Nina,’ by Nina Stibbe 2014-04-21T21:47:49Z Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. Tolkien's Beowulf to be published 2014-03-20T10:19:42Z Almost Bavarian with its rash of turrets, a scattering of "Old English" trimmings easily satisfied those who preferred the more familiar. A stage of her own: Elisabeth Scott and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 2011-01-29T00:06:16Z “Wimmin,” after the Old English original, was one of the first alternative words to show up in the 1900s. What Do Womxn Want? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Over three decades tangerine, butterscotch, 'Old English', cola and dozens more varieties appeared, until their liquidation in ... The golden age of British sweets - in pictures 2012-09-28T14:37:29Z SAT-SUN Thistle Theatre's puppet version of the fairytale, based on an Old English version of the story, 2 and 4 p.m. Community calendar 2011-09-28T21:16:04Z The word seems to have originated in the 12th century from the Old English “hore,” meaning dirt or filth. Every day we’re hustling: Why we love “hustlers” — but not “whores” 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z Certainly not, but in 50 years there will only be one translation of the great Old English epic, and it will be his. An Appreciation of Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf 2013-08-30T23:09:24Z It’s so hard to perceive this but the way Old English became this English is the same thing that’s happening to this English now. Words act like wild animals: “We don’t understand that no language could ever sit still” 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Disappearing ink Topics: , Tattoos, , , Tattoo Artist, The skin between Dr. David Ores’ shoulder blades is embellished with a colossal tattoo, an “M” and a “D,” etched grandly in the Old English style. Disappearing ink 2012-12-26T01:00:00Z Tracking the linguistic evolution of modern "father," we find it as far back as written English goes – with references to "feadur" or "fadur" or "fædor" in Old English texts from the seventh to 11th centuries. From "dada" to Darth Vader – why the way we name fathers reminds us we spring from the same well 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z A translation of the Old English poem Beowulf by author JRR Tolkien is to be published for the first time, nearly nine decades after it was completed. Tolkien's Beowulf to be published 2014-03-20T10:19:42Z The Crystal Singer stories are less obviously mythic than the Pern ones — there aren’t a lot of Old English epics about people cutting crystals. Dragonsong: The Unforgettable Anne McCaffrey 2011-11-30T16:30:35Z For teachers, it can assist with curriculum writing or be a creative classroom aide, for instance creating introductions in Old English during a class on medieval times. Exclusive: OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z She learned French, German, Latin and some Old English and Spanish to expand her reading. Overlooked No More: Lilian Lindsay, Britain’s First Female Dentist 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th-century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song. Marianne Mantell, who helped launch the audiobook industry, dies at 93 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Suites featured four choices of furnishings: Contemporary, Old English, Mediterranean and Spanish. Ron Labinski, whose firm designed Camden Yards, dies at 85 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z It’s got Old English on one side and Modern English on the other, you should check it out. ‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Relative’ star Wendy Robie shares what’s on her bookshelf 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “We don’t speak Old English. I’ve never met someone who says ‘thy.’” Sanders’ Latinx ban wades into community’s generational rift 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Monday is named after the Old English word for “moon.” Perspective | Moniker business: More first-rate tales of unusual first names 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Celtic languages and Latin soon gave way to Old English, a Germanic language that shares vocabulary with German and Dutch. Migration, not conquest, drove Anglo-Saxon takeover of England 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z She folds references to Old English and mentions of the Pliocene mass extinction event that happened some 5 million years ago into startling descriptions of the catastrophes of the present. Sun Yung Shin’s poems explore the world of transnational adoption in ‘The Wet Hex’ 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The researchers nicknamed the new star Earendel — Old English for “morning star.” Hubble Space Telescope Spots Earliest and Farthest Star Known 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z He nicknamed it Earendel, an Old English name which means morning star or rising light — “a fitting name for a star that we have observed in a time often referred to as `Cosmic Dawn.′ ” Twinkle, twinkle: Astronomers discover farthest star yet 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The Old English “mete” was just a general word for food. What Does the End of Beef Mean for Our Sense of Self? 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z For example, Old English had a dual first-person pronoun, “wit,” that meant “we two.” Opinion | Words in English don’t last forever. And that’s okay. 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z So, if you love to know that "night" comes from Old English "neaht," you could play this lingual game all day. 10 Google search tricks to help you find what you’re looking for 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z One of the many Old English pronouns was “hie” — sometimes spelled “hi” and ironically pronounced similarly to the modern pronoun “he.” Opinion | Making sense of age-old pronouns 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The Old English sheepdog/Scottish deerhound mix was frightened by loud noises like thunderstorms and fireworks. Perspective | Some people go to extreme lengths to soothe their neurotic dogs 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z One of its members was a young woman going by the alias the Enchantress, who wielded magical powers and spoke using strange, faux Old English. 'Loki's' enchanting Lady Loki doesn't like that name. This backstory explains why 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z In the alliterative devices of the last stanza, though, the poem is also a reminder of the Old English riddle, not at all a children’s genre. Poem of the week: Under the Light, yet under by Emily Dickinson 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z It really brings in that NWA, D.O.C, Starter jacket, boom box, black jersey with the Old English, really mid-'80s vibe.” Clippers to release new City Edition uniform by Mister Cartoon 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z It focuses on a Pennine valley – thursbitch means “demon valley” in Old English – where, 300 years ago, a drover is found dead in the snow next to the print from a woman’s shoe. From Moomins to murder mysteries: the best books on life outdoors 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z A glowing Old English “D” that will dangle from her ear is a symbol of Detroit and its residents. Work started on mural for 9-story Detroit building 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z The Rams pieces were in a mix of royal blue, bone, black or white and featured Old English fonts, vivid graphics and a variety of team masks. Their streetwear collabs sell out in minutes. How they're telling 'the real story of L.A.' 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Drake Custer is a union man who, along with about 30 of his buddies, had an Old English “K” tattooed on their chests about 15 years ago. Midwesterners were already doubting Trump. Covid could seal his political fate 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The team and Nike opted for a white uniform with black accents, including the “Los Angeles” wordmark on the chest in the Old English font that has made Cartoon’s tattoos famous worldwide. Clippers to release new City Edition uniform by Mister Cartoon 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z So reported a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a series of medieval manuscripts compiled in Old English. ‘Dark’ lunar eclipse points to medieval volcanic eruptions 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Damico was well known for her work on Old English and Old Norse literature, and above all, for her studies of Beowulf. Damico, retired UNM Beowulf scholar, dies from COVID-19 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z For example, rendering the word “homes” in Helvetica and Old English fonts — the former indicating, perhaps, a house; the latter, evoking Chicano slang for homeboy. How Frieze Projects aims to broaden — and subvert — the Hollywood story 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Like his father, he taught Old English and Middle English at Oxford. Christopher Tolkien, who protected the legacy of his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, dies at 95 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z We therefore end up with “the dogs bark” and “the dog’s bark”, where the apostrophe denotes the missing letter e that was once part of the possessive “es” in Old English. The pedants’ pedant: why the Apostrophe Protection Society has closed in disgust 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z The Old English font was a collaboration with Los Angeles artist Mister Cartoon and the predominantly black-and-white color scheme was used to stay consistent with Cartoon’s style. Clippers reveal new City Edition uniforms for 2019-20 season 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The implicit bias against left-handers shrinks the margins, leaves no room for the average left-handed quarterback and stretches as far back as the origin of the word “left” itself: Old English’s “lyft,” meaning “weak, useless.” Why aren’t there any left-handed quarterbacks in the NFL? 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z In Old English, Hoo means a spur of land, and Pretty’s house, a large, pale villa, sat on a bluff overlooking sandy heathland that sloped down to the river Deben. Revisiting Sutton Hoo, Britain’s Mythical Ship Burial 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z But before we turn to that, it’s worth charting like’s long journey, from Old English to ITV. Love Island is a lesson in how language, like, evolves | David Shariatmadari 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Both names are very white, Finlay deriving from Gaelic, Blake from Old English. Smooth, angry, cool, powerful: how we talk about blackness 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Guest cottage, formal landscaping, cobblestone entry, grand views of the Tennessee River, “Old English character” throughout. Inside the Beltway: ‘Ethics’ overlooked when news organizations hire journalists, study finds 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Excited but nervous to plunge into a degree — in English literature — that demands all students learn Old English, I asked a friend what studying the language was like. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z One rule breaker: “witness,” a word with a purely Old English start. Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Old English did have “law,” ”fair” and “right,” but never “justice,” in reference to a system of laws. Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z His satire was laced with “forsooths,’’ “lyres,’’ “nobles and peasants,’’ “courtiers,’’ “verilys” and other Old English touches. Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The word deathshildy references Old English for someone guilty of a capital crime and condemned to death. Esoteric ‘brencheese’ and buzzy ‘spoiler alert’ added to OED 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The phrase “Old English” is often styled with an extra e and used as a name for malt liquor or furniture polish. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The word “justice” comes from Latin, unlike a lot of the more emotional words that rose in Old English. Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z One rule breaker: “witness,” a word with a purely Old English start. Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z In Old Norse and Old English, kennings—compound words such as “bone-house” or “whale-road”—provided a metaphorical, poetic alternative to nouns. At a loss for words? Join the Bureau of Linguistical Reality 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z But despite the efforts of reactionaries—some British philologists advocated a return to Old English—and of spelling modernizers like Noah Webster, the lexicon remains our common property. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Old English became my favorite thing about college. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Old English did have “law,” ”fair” and “right,” but never “justice,” in reference to a system of laws. Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z The word “justice” comes from Latin, unlike a lot of the more emotional words that rose in Old English. Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Instead, he’s been wearing rubber-soled George Cox creepers and a custom leather varsity jacket embroidered by Old English Rose. Neo-Soul Singer Leon Bridges Shares 9 Insider Style Tips 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z A lecture on “Beowulf” began with classicist Kyle Harper’s stirring recitation of the poem’s opening words in the original Old English. Millennials Hit the Great Books 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Most Old English poetry, which is where kennings are found, is nothing like the Medieval Times version of the Middle Ages, with knights and ladies and jousting. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z If Bruce’s boat was nutty Old English on the outside, it was full-press Danish modern on the inside. The Low-Cost Way to Live Abroad: Buy a Boat 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Four different cases in Old English tell you whether a word is a subject, direct object, indirect object or possessor. In the court of common usage, an old pronoun is losing its case 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Here’s a cool fact, though: in Old English, February was known as Solmonað, which translates to “mud month”. Pregnancy is a life experience I’d rather avoid. That doesn’t mean I’m selfish | Arwa Mahdawi 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The word "sheriff" is derived from an Old English word dating as far back as 1034, before the Norman Conquest, according to Oxford English Dictionary. Jeff Sessions in 'Anglo' remark race row 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Instead, Old English poems like “The Wanderer,” “The Seafarer” or “Beowulf” are terribly sad. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The word colly is an Old English adjective used to describe something black, like coal. Do Partridges Really Live in Pear Trees? 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Those Vikings and Normans feebly learning Old English helped turn it into Middle English, in which case was far less often visible. In the court of common usage, an old pronoun is losing its case 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Griggs told the audience how an Old English Christmas has always been a merry celebration. Connecticut town experiences Old English Christmas music 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Amazon Prime The Witch One of last year’s best low-budget surprises, The Witch is full of Old English and sinister goats. 15 horror movies to stream this Halloween weekend 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z There are ways of expressing feeling in the Old English kennings that do not exist in the formal English of today. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The third leg of Trump's ideology is described by an Old English term from the 19th century, bunce. Opinion | Will Trump Trumpify the Fed? 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The adventurer in 2015 recreated the Old English epic “Beowulf” by backpacking through Denmark. Living proof: Kayakers embark on 301-mile journey 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z He riffled through Old Norse and Old English for inspiration, and Finnish was a particular favourite. Game of tongues 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z He got a note too from Tigers President Christopher Ilitch, playing up the Virginia connection of Justin Verlander, and the resonance of the Old English D, and the “core values” of Tigers fans. How to choose your favorite team? A dad asks every MLB team to woo his son 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The winners can’t be revealed until Sunday's airing, but it wasn’t the best day for Blue, an Old English sheepdog. Lights, cameras, lint brushes: On the red carpet at the Beverly Hills Dog Show, the stars shed 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The firm, known for its Old English sheepdog mascot, is putting the money into its R&D site in Felling, Gateshead. Dulux owner invests in UK paint research - BBC News 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z It comes from an Old English word meaning to perish, which comes from a still more ancient word meaning to separate or cut apart. When Things Go Missing 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Full of dark wood and tartan, the rooms are a mix of prairie chic and Old English gentlemen’s club. Tensions Between New and Old, Played Out at Ralph Lauren 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z “Colley” is a surname in England, derived from the Old English and Anglo-Saxon, meaning “dark and swarthy.” It’s four ‘colley’ birds, not ‘colly’ or ‘calling’ 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “There was the idea that every British actor would be saying,” here Foy takes on a Jolly Old English bray, “‘What? John Lithgow and Claire Foy share the love as two of Britain's most powerful figures in 'The Crown' 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Although both “calling” and “colly” have appeared in versions of the song, “colly,” which is derived from the Old English word for coal, predates “calling” by more than a century, he wrote. ‘Five golden rings, four colly birds . . .’ Wait, colly birds? What’s a colly bird? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Famed for “Downton Abbey,” strong tea and a no-nonsense attitude, Yorkshire residents call the region “God’s Own Country,” celebrate Yorkshire Day and still speak a dialect that combines Old English and Norse words. In Downton Abbey’s domain, a post-Brexit push for independence 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z She continues to attend seminars and has even taken a course in deciphering Old English handwriting. Long search brings a headstone to an ‘unknown’ soldier 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z This cat's named is Bosun, which is Russian for "boatswain," which is a great, Old English word which basically means "boat janitor." Meet the cat captain and first mouser of your Russian river cruise 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z As he drives his truck around San Antonio, Holloway proudly displays his livelihood in bold letters on the back window: Old English Horseshoeing. Young farrier carries on the ancient art of horseshoeing 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Jogging off the practice fields here, Jordan Zimmermann is wearing a navy Detroit Tigers shirt with the distinctive Old English “D,” his cleats trimmed in bright orange. Jordan Zimmermann has found a soft landing place with Detroit Tigers 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z The plate bore two words, engraved in neat script, with the first letter of each word in Old English capitals. Lost World War II artifact comes home to Connecticut 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Back in Kentucky, Seales and his team put their concept to the test with King Alfred the Great’s Old English translation of “The Consolation of Philosophy,” by Boethius, which is also in the British Library. The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Next to the ruins of a medieval abbey that was once the largest in England is the Old English Rose Garden. Discovering the beauty of Suffolk, through a WWII soldier’s eyes 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Enlisted soldiers use silverware from the utilitarian Annapolis line; officers get more expensive Sheffield sets, with an ornate Old English pattern. Setting a Made-in-the-U.S.A. Table: Yes, Do Stick a Fork in It 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z While he studied Latin, Middle English and Old English in Toronto, his first serious Hebrew study was at the Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, he said. Fort Wayne English instructor turns medieval spy 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Photograph: Diamond Images/Getty Images Uniforms are a big part of franchise identity: the Detroit Tigers’ Old English “D”, the Yankees’ interlocking NY and pinstripes, the Cardinals redbirds on the bat, and so on. The Joy of Six: US sports uniforms that will make your eyes bleed 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The ninth-century medical text the Old English Herbarium advised pounded hemp for dressing wounds and a liquid concoction “for pain of the innards”. A potted history : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “I’ve always been very interested in the origins of words,” said Helen Zaltzman, who credits her interest to studying Latin, French and Old English in school. The Allusionist: the podcast that speaks to the word nerd in everyone 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Today I watched a video of an Old English Sheepdog getting a haircut for perhaps the eighth or ninth time. This sheepdog is my blissful YouTube oasis 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z In Old English, if you wanted to refer to the alphabet, you would use a word formed from the first four letters: “a-be-ce-de.” ‘Alphabet,’ From Ancient Greece to Google 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z "Europe" as a place name in English occurs as far back as the Old English period more than 1,000 years ago, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Greece's debt crisis explained, in mythological terms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The name comes from the Old English word "gorst," meaning wasteland, and unchecked, that's exactly what gorse creates—aside from the odd stinging nettle, very little grows where dense thickets of gorse have taken root. Mother nature and St. Andrews: James Hutchinson's secret wars: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z It originated from the Old English “folc,” or “people,” and expanded in the 19th century to incorporate the concept of “folklore,” which included a sense of passing along a common narrative. ‘Folk’ Wisdom 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z He kept his dark hair cut short enough that I could make out the outline of the letters ES peeking through in Old English font. How Do You Define a Gang Member? 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z He edited the section on Romantic poetry and supervised six scholars who prepared the other sections of the collection, which ranged from Old English to the 20th century. M.H. Abrams, literary scholar who edited Norton Anthology, dies at 102 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z For example, the Romance languages are assigned to a hypothetical cousin of Latin, not Latin itself, and English to an inferred cousin of Old English. The Tangled Roots of English 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Swagger, an Old English sheepdog, was a crowd favorite, The New York Times reported. Beagle, Miss P, wins Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show award 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z A sleek Beagle from Bangkok, named Thunder, and a puffy-haired Old English Sheepdog from Dallas, called Dizzy, were among the canines competing in the hound and herding groups on Monday. From poodles to deerhounds, dogs seek honors at Westminster Kennel Club show 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z At Harvard, Lynch majored in English and American literature and loved reading Chaucer in Old English. By way of Brooklyn, a “Southern steel magnolia” is poised to become attorney general 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z “I did a stuffed Old English beer bottle.” Artist Billy Kheel gives offbeat iconography the felt treatment 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Taylor said she selected Irene, an Old English Blue Duckwing, as her showmanship bird because of the chicken’s more laid-back personality. From colorful coop come champion chickens 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z A 1959 film, "The Shaggy Dog," was also followed by a 100-fold increase in Old English Sheepdog registrations, according to the study. Films Featuring Dogs Seem to Boost a Breed's Popularity 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z In Old English, being “mannish” meant one was of mankind, exhibiting humanity itself and human nature. Genius, Mensch, Sad Clown: Dissecting What Robin Williams Really Meant to People 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z But regardless of what a player is doing, the cap is adorned with a logo, like the Yankees’ interlocking NY, Baltimore’s cartoon oriole or the Detroit Tigers’ Old English D. Greg Maddux and Tony La Russa Opt to Have No Logo on Their Hall of Fame Plaques 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z Sulphur is a rock that burns - hence its Old English name "brimstone", meaning burning stone. Up to our necks in a diabolical element 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Taylor said that for her Old English chicken she was asked when the males are “dubbed,” which means when their wattles and combs are removed. From colorful coop come champion chickens 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Although all other writing in the tapestry is in Latin, this features an Old English phrase from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 1066. Bayeux Tapestry gets new ending 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z First recorded around 970, its roots are in Old English and it offers a satisfactorily echoic thumping sound. Mullered and 61 other words for beaten at sport 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z A rediscovered translation of the Old English epic by the author of the Lord of the Rings. - The Washington Post Beowulf is a 3,000-line story told in verse, written some time around the turn of the first millennium, and is one of the oldest written examples of Old English. J.R.R. Tolkien's 88-year-old translation of 'Beowulf' is finally being published 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z It lets you put that sentence in Bold Helvetica or Old English, if that’s the way you want to express yourself. Watch Steve Jobs' Unveil the Mac from 1984 2014-01-26T16:05:24Z By analogy, he points out how utterly dependent the existing literature of Old English is on the sparse number of written lines that have survived. Nature Editor Pens New Book On Humanity's Accidental Origins 2013-11-06T18:22:00Z With more than 3,000 alliterative lines written in Old English, many competent literary fans would consider it a struggle. Google's T&Cs Should Be More 50 Shades Of Grey And Less Beowulf 2013-10-20T13:19:00Z English is unlikely to ever compete with such feats, says Cook - the Old English words from which the present-day language is derived tended to be short and sharp. So long, long words? 2013-06-04T11:51:53Z It’s good to be No. 1: Bottom Shaker My Secret, and Old English sheepdog took best in show at the World Dog Show. World’s top dogs head to Hungary 2013-05-24T20:10:20Z But Kabak made the apparent mistake of using an Old English "T" in the mock logo for his mock account, which he clearly labeled as mockery. The NYTOnIt Twitter account is hilarious. Shame the Times can't take a joke 2012-11-20T19:45:25Z The few fragments of Old English literature that have come down to us from that remote yet immense period have survived thanks only to blind chance. Nature Editor Pens New Book On Humanity's Accidental Origins 2013-11-06T18:22:00Z Dr Richard Dance, senior lecturer in Old English at Cambridge University, says people now associate it with council estates, but that when he was growing up any housing development might be called an estate. Is the estate becoming extinct? 2012-10-18T23:20:00Z But he might appreciate the burly and baby-faced modern hitting genius, in the familiar Old English D, chasing membership in Cobb’s exclusive club. Miguel Cabrera Tantalizingly Close to Triple Crown 2012-09-26T02:36:49Z The game is based loosely on the Old English tales of King Horn. "Horn' First Impressions (iOS) - The New Action-Adventure From Phosphor Games Shows Real Promise 2012-08-18T05:56:58Z Virtually anywhere else, Riley would look and sound about as out of place as someone speaking Old English in colonial dress. Oakland, the Last Refuge of Radical America 2012-08-01T17:16:25Z For example, 30,000 lines of Old English poetry are known to us–all that’s left of more than six hundred years of poetry and song. Nature Editor Pens New Book On Humanity's Accidental Origins 2013-11-06T18:22:00Z The study drew on research of names representing the word "eagle" given to places when Old English, Norse, Welsh and Scots and Irish Gaelic that replaced older Celtic language place names. Eagle decline since AD500 mapped 2012-06-08T00:42:24Z Articles appeared in English comparatively late, he says - in Old English there were no definite articles. Why do some country names have 'the'? 2012-06-07T10:06:18Z Old English laws for the suppression of mendicancy, 96. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z A part of this poem, as is mentioned in the article C�dmon, is extant only in an Old English translation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The word in Old English was h�lig, and is common to other Teutonic languages; cf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Researchers looked at places named after eagles in Gaelic and Old English to help estimate populations of the birds in AD500. Eagle decline since AD500 mapped 2012-06-08T00:42:24Z In the unconventional style one frequently had what perhaps he might call Internal Features, for example, an Old English oak staircase and gallery. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z In this instance the arms of the personage are surrounded by a wreath, composed of two branches of a peach tree bearing fruit, every peach being marked with an Old English e; Peach-é. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The Old English monarchy was, after all, a frail kingdom. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z No trace of the word is found in Old English, and “hock-day,” its earliest use in composition, appears first in the 12th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z In Scots Gaelic, 276 such place names were found, 152 in Old English, 84 in English, 66 in Scots, 63 in Irish Gaelic, 55 in Norse, 18 in Welsh and two in Manx. Eagle decline since AD500 mapped 2012-06-08T00:42:24Z He was strong in the "Old English" classics, and though a confessed devotee to no school in philosophy, was addicted to the prevailing fashion of intelligent, cultivated good sense. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Many mottoes retain their original orthography, and stand in Old English or Old French. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The Old English kingship was elective: on the death of a ruler, the great lords and the high officials of the Church, the "witan" or wise, would meet in formal assembly to select a successor. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z "I will take these ties," he announced on the last stave of A Fine Old English Gentleman. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z The oval inner plate, which contains the prescribed eagle, shield, and the letters "U S" in Old English, is struck in medium weight copper and gilded. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Christ, with outspread arms, wears, not the Crown of Thorns, but the Old English "king-helm," and is fully robed. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Cynewulf’s authorship has been asserted by some scholars for The Dream of the Rood, the noblest example of Old English religious poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Its ceremonial came to reflect Old English practices. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z It was to read a book that had been lent me, 'The Old English Baron.' The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z Figure 44 This specimen, in accord with regulations, is on dark blue cloth and consists of a gold-embroidered wreath encircling Old English letters "U.S." in silver bullion. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z This Old English word, meaning originally an enclosed field, seems to correspond to the Dutch kroft, a field on high ground or downs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z When I returned "The Old English Baron" to Annabel, some years before, she wished she had never lent it to me, because I declined to accept the ghost. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z Nor do we know what was the official language in Canute's royal garth; but the probabilities are that both Old English and Old Norse were in constant use. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z I promised to lend Mr. Strange this: it is 'The Old English Baron.' The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z In the center, within a wreath of laurel, are the letters "U S" in Old English. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Pigs abound, and great grey sheep-dogs, of the Old English bobtail breed, come shyly to make friends. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Even in Grimm’s first editions his Icelandic paradigms are based entirely on Rask’s grammar, and in his second edition he relied almost entirely on Rask for Old English. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z With the legislation of Canute, the development of Old English law comes to a close. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Old English statute to prohibit the corn trade, ib. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z This plate is almost identical to the Capron specimen above except that the letters "U S," instead of being in Old English, are formed of oak leaves. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z His vet told him to look into a breed called the Old English bulldogge. Can the Bulldog Be Saved? 2011-11-23T06:55:18Z His debt to Rask can only be estimated at its true value by comparing his treatment of Old English in the two editions; the difference is very great. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Tithing and surety, two Old English institutions which were the roots of the later frankpledge, are mentioned in the laws of Canute; but they were still distinct. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Shed in Old English had the meaning to separate or distinguish. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z This mythic situation is described in a hitherto unexplained strophe in the Old English song concerning the names of the letters in the runic alphabet. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z The English w is purely French, the Old English letter being the runic �. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z There can be little doubt that the appearance of Rask’s Old English grammar was a main inducement for him to recast his work from the beginning. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z We do not know, but the chances are that he did not, as during his reign very little was produced in the Old English idiom that could possibly appeal to him. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Ang′lo-Sax′on, applied to the earliest form of the English language—the term Old English is now preferred. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z There's so much genuine Old English stuff in this city that if it were sent to England there wouldn't be room for it on shore. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z “The dragon will destroy the world in Norse mythology,” Roberta Frank, a professor of Old Norse and Old English at Yale, told The New York Times that summer. Phillies-Cardinals ? Who Needs a Black Cat? 2011-10-07T01:30:26Z Old English house with trees in their natural form The very name of the book is a mistake. Garden Design and Architects' Gardens 2011-10-05T02:00:19.627Z The historians of Old English times, both Saxon and Norman, were ecclesiastics and saw the reign of Canute from their peculiar view-point. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Our acquaintance or familiarity with Old English wrestling is, as may be surmised, circumscribed. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Retain the and in this and similar expressions, in accordance with the unvarying usage of English prose from Old English times. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z When we finally reached the desk behind which lurked the mysterious and disconcerting test, we found ourselves amid stately decor, closely resembling the impeccably correct taste of an Old English library. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z There was the “Farmer of Inglewood Forest,” close by the “Old English Baron,” with the “Children of the Abbey,” and “Robinson Crusoe.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z The family took its name from a mythical ancestor, King Shield, whose coming to the Daneland is told in the opening lines of the Old English epic Beowulf. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z From the Old English texts of Dr. Furnivall; 14th and 15th centuries. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z The parish church is the “tun kirke” of Old English times, and a tenement of a hide or two virgates is of right reserved to it.” Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Nature forms a charming background to many of the love-lyrics of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, but it is a far daintier and sunnier nature than that of the Old English poets. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z That she had been the leading woman with "The Lie" was something to brag about: the very cards which she had been quick to have printed proclaimed the fact loudly in imitation Old English engraving. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z In some respects the Danelaw is the most important fact in the history of the Anglo-Saxon monarchy: it was the rock on which Old English nationality foundered. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z It is printed in Old English, and is plentifully interspersed with pious exhortations and scriptural references. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z After a limited reprint it was republished as the first number of a cheap edition of Old English Dramas, published by T. White, 1830; a work carried on to a few volumes only. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z She has some ballads that are splendid for an Old English celebration.” Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z She turned it so they could see her initials on the back and the date, all engraved in Old English style. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z Though his ancestry is a matter of doubt, he was probably not connected with the Old English aristocracy. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z I just look at the grave, the stone inscribed with the name Jorge Luis Borges, the date of his birth, the date of his death, and a line of Old English verse. Author Roberto Bola?o Reflects on Geneva 2011-04-24T05:00:00Z The March which follows is a thoroughly good Old English march of the kind to which Mr German has accustomed us. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z She says the 100 most frequently used words - predominantly Old English - form the bedrock of everyday language. Language barrier 2011-03-30T00:13:24Z FLASK, in its earliest meaning in Old English a vessel for carrying liquor, made of wood or leather. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Above in curved line of colored block letters, "Post Office Department," below in double curve of Old English colored letters, "United States of America." History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America 2011-03-14T03:01:03.623Z Lent - derived from an Old English word reflecting the lengthening of Spring days - is based on the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness preparing for his ministry. Archbishop urges Lent abstinence 2011-03-06T00:49:36Z Mendelssohn is at the top of his form in this music, and here is no Shakespearian Old English Wardour Street style: it is just Mendelssohn at his best, and a very good best it is. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The paucity of the extant remains of Old English heroic poetry is no argument to the contrary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English Books, with original disquisitions, articles of biography, and other literary antiquities. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z He copied them out in an exquisite hand, with Old English titles, on a sheet of tinted cardboard. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z On the contrary, they appear clearly for the most part to be various relics or Fragments of Old English or Anglo-Saxon, which the more educated classes have lost. Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race 2011-02-06T03:00:56.253Z It begins very brightly, the first theme being a rollicking one in Old English style. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Some of them rank among the most artistic and pleasing productions of Old English poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z And as willing never to be paid for his work, by Old English wonted pay. The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America 2011-01-17T03:00:44.767Z Old English, 55, 58. paneled, 56, 57, 59. papered, 59. spacious, 57, 58. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z It was in all probability the original from which all the above-mentioned Old English glosses were derived, though in several instances changes and modifications were introduced by successive scribes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z On the Way to Chertsey" is in the "Old English style," and foreshadows the famous "Henry VIII. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The most original and interesting portion of the Old English literary poetry is the group of dramatic monologues—The Banished Wife’s Complaint, The Husband’s Message, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, Deor and Wulf and Eadwacer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z And as willing never to be paid for his work, by Old English wonted pay. The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America 2011-01-17T03:00:44.767Z Growing up I heard this expression 'odds bodkins,' which is Old English for 'god's body.' Storyteller Odds Bodkin talks about his craft 2010-11-16T05:00:00Z And at Fox Sports, Ken Rosenthal says that you can’t really diminish a no-hitter, but that the Tigers’ Old English “D” these days stands for depleted. Leading Off: Rays Turn the Tables With Garza?s No-Hitter 2010-07-27T17:07:00Z The former is one of the prettiest Old English dances that Edward German has ever given us. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z The poetry of the 13th and the latter part of the 12th century was uninfluenced by the written works of Old English poets, whose archaic diction had to a great extent become unintelligible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It included references to his being able to speak French, as well as “Old English” “Classical Armenian” and “Old Persian.” Campuses Ensnared by ?Life of Deception? 2010-05-19T02:13:00Z The played the Detroit Tigers so often that by Monday night, when the game actually meant something, the sight of Johnny Damon wearing the Old English D no longer jarred them. Tigers 5, Yankees 4: Damon, Feeling Comfortable in Detroit, Hurts Yanks 2010-05-11T04:31:00Z More than two months later, Damon signed with Detroit, and the sight of him wearing an Old English D was a little jarring as he hugged Manager Joe Girardi. Before Yankees-Tigers, Old Teammates to See 2010-03-11T05:25:00Z Damon is a Detroit Tiger now, an Old English D replacing the interlocking NY on his cap. Pinstripes to Tiger Stripes for Damon 2010-02-22T20:49:00Z Many Frisians accompanied the Angles and Saxons to Britain, and Old English was in many respects more closely connected with Old Frisian than with any other Low German dialect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z If this argument holds good, it accounts not only for the scarcity of Old English lapidary remains, but also for their peculiar character. Cathedral Cities of England But in the short poem of Widsith, almost certainly older than Beowulf, we have a catalogue of the characters of the Old English heroic poetry. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Over the fireplaces she inscribed mottoes in Old English characters. Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott Many scholars prefer to apply the term 'Old English' to the language and people of England before A.D. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The dialects of Engle and Seaxan were alike old forms of what was afterwards English speech, and so, viewed in relation to it, Old English, whatever their contemporary names might be. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z It is an example of the effects of Latin influence, which in the end revolutionised the style of Old English literature as a whole. Cathedral Cities of England The idea of a preface or prologue was quite familiar in Old English times. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Trail led to Fred’s Old English Chop House where Nichols drank a split of mineral water and had a chop with a potato. Whispering Wires In Old English times already, this sense of a sharp division between the two is embodied in No. xliv of the O.E. Erthe Upon Erthe The clergy, to whom we owe the writing and the preservation of the Old English MSS., would only in rare instances be keenly interested in secular poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The Old English use of “bow,” or stone-bow, for “arch,” now obsolete, survives in certain names of churches and places, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" I do not know if they could be so easily paralleled in later Old English times. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In his own Old English or Anglo-Saxon way he tries to put his soul into his work. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The same form survives also in such expressions as “thief-bote” for the Old English customary compensation paid for injuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It was not only in metrical respects that the Old English religious poetry remained faithful to its native models. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Further down the block they had noticed an attractive Old English Inn and they walked there where they enjoyed a leisurely dinner. Janet Hardy in Radio City No attempt is made here to deal with Old English heroic legend in general: nor to enumerate the references to Beowulf in histories of literature. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The Old English word "ben" meant a prayer, and this was the original meaning of "boon." Stories from Tagore Then when the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists Its metre seems to be a degenerate survival of the Old English alliterative line, gradually modified in the course of the work by assimilation to the regular syllabic measure of the French original. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z At others it was a grave historical theme, as the 'Unity of History'; or 'Comparative Politics'; or the 'Growth of the English Constitution from the Earliest Times'; or 'Old English History for Children.' Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 The same principle is strongly marked in the Old English pedigrees. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn "Smolder" is an Old English word meaning "smoke." Stories from Tagore The word comes from the 459 Old English d�n, hill. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The Old English period is usually considered as terminating 1120, with the death of the generation who saw the Norman Conquest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The Old English, Gothic, or Black-letter type was being superseded by the modern "Roman;" and on this title page both forms were used. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 A genealogist at Alfred's court must have known much about Old English story. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn See also such poems as the "Death," "Doomsday," etc., in the Old English Miscellany. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Old English Dress.—The skill of their artists gives us many accurate pictures of the dress of the English before the Norman Conquest, the simple dress of a nation whose men fight, hunt and plough. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The Old English was a homogeneous language, having very few foreign elements in it, and forming its compounds and derivatives entirely from its own resources. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z He re-organized the teaching of English in the state of California, and edited many texts for reading in secondary schools; but he is best known for his work in Old English and in poetics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Of the Old English Genealogies, the only one which, in its stages below Woden, immediately concerns the student of Beowulf is the Mercian. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The story of Sabrina is told by Geoffrey of Monmouth, whose history is included in the volume of Bohn’s Antiquarian Library, entitled Six Old English Chronicles. Minor Poems by Milton In handling the sources he was a judicious critic and a sound scholar, thoroughly at home in Greek and Latin, and sufficiently equipped in Anglo-Saxon, or, as he called it, Old English. Studies in Contemporary Biography Although these Scandinavian settlers must have greatly affected the language of their own localities, but few traces of their influence are to be found in the literature of the Old English period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z But the Old English Drama is stuffed with ineffable pollutions; and full of passages that the street-walker would be ashamed to read in the stews. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) But, in fact, the evidence as to Old English dialects is more scanty and more conflicting than philologists have always been willing to admit. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In Old English it was often used with the force of the Latin dis. Minor Poems by Milton "Indeed, sir, did you learn the Old English system or the Sullivan system" "Neither; I learned Solomon's system!" replied the minister. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children The British and Old English form of the Roman alphabet has already been referred to. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The Old English Drama lies buried in the dust with all its tragedies. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) How great is the difference between the usage of Beowulf and that of the great body of Old English poetry will be clear from the following statistics. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn On the remaining doors might have been deciphered from the Old English of a scene-artist’s daub “Mistress Gwyn” and “Mr. Hart.” Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Both changes have been made at the persistent request of teachers and students of Old English. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The Old English religious poetry was written, probably without exception, in the cloister, and by men who were familiar with the Bible and with Latin devotional literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z But the monstrosities we have mentioned are not the worst to be found in the Old English Drama. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Of course it would be absurd—as has been done—to group Old English poems in a strict chronological order according to the proportion of forms with and without the article. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn A sign hung from the door, on which was a boar’s head; and under it, in Old English lettering, might have been deciphered, if the reader had the wit to read, “Ye Blue Boar Inn.” Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Uniformity of treatment has been studiously preserved in the new material and the old, the emphasis in both being placed on syntax and upon the affinities that Old English shares with Modern English. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The extant Old English literature is almost entirely Christian, for the poems that belong to an earlier period have been expurgated and interpolated in a Christian sense. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z In subject-matter these Old English poems are full of the keenest interest to students of history, of customs, of legend, of folk-lore, and of art. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Turning now to the Scandinavian records, we find much confusion as to details, and as to the characters of the heroes: but the relationships are the same as in the Old English poem. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Then he marshalled his smattering of Old English. A Knyght Ther Was With this knowledge, it will not be difficult for the student to read Late West Saxon, or any other dialect of the Old English period. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The highly developed art displayed in this remarkable poem gives reason for believing that the existing remains of Old English poetry very inadequately represent its extent and variety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Except for the subtlest distinctions between the types of half verse, strict Old English rules for the alliterative meter have been adhered to. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose We cannot leave out of consideration the possibility of its being a mere chance coincidence, especially considering how large is the number of place names recorded in Old English charters. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn "The Sangraal," he said, forgetting in his agitation the few odds and ends of Old English he had memorized. A Knyght Ther Was There might have been, therefore, as many subdivisions of the Vowel Declension in Old English as there were vowels, and as many subdivisions of the Consonant Declension as there were consonants. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The Old English prose after Alfred is entirely of clerical authorship; even the Laws, so far as their literary form is concerned, are hardly to be regarded as an exception. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z No one can read a page of these poems without being struck by the parallel structure that permeates the whole body of Old English verse. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose He conceivably might have drawn from traditions derived from the Old English epic. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Old English Fashions, showing our ancestors were as foolish as we are. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 This is true of all Old English stems, whether Vowel or Consonant. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary About the middle of the 14th century, the Old English alliterative long line, which for centuries had been used only in unwritten minstrel poetry, emerges again in literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Accompanying these parallelisms, and often a part of them, are the frequent synonyms so characteristic of Old English poetry. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Again, it is certain that these stories—like all the subject matter of the Old English epic—did not originate in England, but were brought across the North Sea from the old home. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Miss Reeve—who wrote the ‘Old English Baron,’ a popular tale years ago—was the daughter of the Rev. William Reeve of St. Nicholas Church. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations There are, likewise, two systems of conjugation in Old English: the Strong or Old Conjugation, and the Weak or New Conjugation. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The best I have seen is Freeman’s Old English History; but his style is so rasping, and a child can learn more, if he’s clever. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Following these principles, the translators have attempted to reproduce for modern English readers the meaning and movement of the Old English originals. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Considering the rarity of the historic present idiom in Old English poetry, this seems exceedingly unlikely. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn It has been reprinted in the Six Old English Chronicles in Bohn's Antiquarian Library, but without the map. Notes and Queries, Number 232, April 8, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In Old English, the Normal order is found chiefly in independent clauses. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Author of 'Tales of Old English Life,' etc. etc. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches The proverb, or “gnomic verse,” is very common in Old English poetry. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Spear and shield were the essential Germanic weapons in the days of Tacitus, and they are the weapons most commonly found in Old English tombs. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Gilt edges,-52- rounded or clipped corners, tinted surfaces or any oddity of lettering, such as German or Old English text, are to be avoided. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society In the study of Old English, the student must remember that he is dealing not with a foreign or isolated language but with the earlier forms of his own mother tongue. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Of the extraordinary talents of Mr. Southey, the indefatigable student in ancient lore, and especially in all that regards Spanish Literature and Old English Romances, this is not the place to make mention. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance The poem is typical of a large group of Old English poems which give well-known sayings or proverbs. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose And this half century was distinguished, above any other period of Old English history, precisely for its art and its civilization. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Before concluding, I cannot help noticing, in connexion with this subject, the Old English term "the apple of the eye." Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The weak preterits in -ode have all been leveled under the ed-forms, and of the three hundred strong verbs in Old English more than two hundred have become weak. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary My father attended the sale; and purchased at it a great number of the Old English Chronicles, and volumes relating to English History, which Lisardo so much admired in the library. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance A free paraphrase may be seen in Cook and Tinker, Translations from Old English Poetry, p. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Supporters of the "Jute-theory" have seldom approached the subject from the point of view of Old English. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn It is also found in the northern dialects of the Old English, and in the particular dialect of Westmoreland at the present day. A Handbook of the English Language Northumbria was the home of Old English poetry. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Never has there existed an episcopal bibliomaniac of such extraordinary talent and fame in the walk of Old English Literature!—as the reader shall presently learn. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance It is claimed as Cynewulf’s, but there is nothing to indicate this except the beauty of style, which has caused it to be called “the choicest blossom of Old English Christian poetry.” Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Had Hengest been a man of that kind, he would not have been a hero of Old English heroic song. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In the Old English the following forms predominate. A Handbook of the English Language Old English poetry contains in all only about thirty thousand lines; but it includes epic, lyric, didactic, 123 elegiac, and allegorical poems, together with war-ballads, paraphrases, riddles, and charms. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary In large Old English type, with a profusion of pictures and delightful object-lessons. The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers To do this for the principal Old English poems, with the exception of Beowulf, is the purpose of the present volume. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose This is the typical understatement of Old English rhetoric: it can only point to deliberate treachery on the part of the Eotens. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The nominative plural in the Old English adjective ended in -e; as, Singular. A Handbook of the English Language It is to be observed, also, that the Old English poets rarely make any studied attempt to balance phrase against phrase or clause against clause. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Old English and German are less so; less so still, Hebrew and Chinese. English: Composition and Literature Old English poetry is conventionalized to a remarkable degree. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose This characteristic is strongly present in many Old English monarchs and magnates of historic, Christian, times: Oswald or Alfred or Byrhtnoth. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The transfer of the name of the people inhabiting a certain country to the country so inhabited, was one of the commonest processes in both Anglo-Saxon and Old English. A Handbook of the English Language Old English poetry is composed of certain rhythmically ordered combinations of accented and unaccented 126 syllables. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The phrase and its meaning are Old English. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia They cover the entire period of Old English literature and embrace every “school.” Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose To judge from the hints in Beowulf, it would rather seem that the Old English tradition represented this vengeance upon Froda as having been inflicted in a pitched battle. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In the Modern English, the Old English, and the Anglo-Saxon, the peculiarities of our personal inflections are very great. A Handbook of the English Language Every normal line of Old English poetry has four primary accents, two in the first half-line and two in the second half-line. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Poetry was my great resource on these occasions, but at a later period I read novels, the "Old English Baron," the "Mysteries of Udolpho," the "Romance of the Forest," &c. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Welsh: a term applied to the Romans by the Old English writers. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Major additions were planned, such as images of contemporary manuscripts, and links with the Toronto Dictionary of Old English Project and with the comprehensive Anglo-Saxon bibliographies of the Old English Newsletter. Technology and Books for All In other words, the Anglo-Saxon and the Old English have a plural personal characteristic, whilst the Modern English has nothing to correspond with it. A Handbook of the English Language Before attempting to employ Sievers’ types, the student would do well to read several pages of Old English poetry, taking care to accentuate according to the principles already laid down. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Major additions will include images of contemporary manuscript illuminations and material culture, and links with the Toronto Dictionary of Old English project and with the comprehensive Anglo-Saxon bibliographies of the Old English Newsletter. From the Print Media to the Internet There are two sets of gnomes or proverbs in Old English. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose It is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. Technology and Books for All In Old English the form in -nd is predominant, in Middle English the use fluctuates, and in New English the termination -ing is universal. A Handbook of the English Language Neither construction is to be found in Alfredian prose, though the omission of a verb of motion after sculan is common in all periods of Old English. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The shelves were full of mugs, and on every mug was a name, in gilt letters, generally Old English. Penguin Persons & Peppermints These verses are examples of gnomic poetry, which was very popular in Old English literature. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Old English Recipe, year 1600 Coffee cup is used for measure. The Suffrage Cook Book The word man was also used indeterminately in the Old English, although it is not so used in the Modern. A Handbook of the English Language The chief difference between the two editions, however, consists in the introduction of more reading matter and the consequent exposition of Old English meter. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary A curious phase of Old English embroidery is the well-known "Black Work," which is said to have been introduced by Catherine of Aragon into England, and was also known as "Spanish work." Chats on Old Lace and Needlework The first passage describes the vision of the cross by the Emperor Constantine, the second the finding of the true cross by his mother, Helena, in Old English, “Elene.” Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose The good architect accepts the beautification of a useful building as a challenge and does not sacrifice utility because a useful structure does not embody some feature of Gothic or Old English parish church architecture. Church Cooperation in Community Life He produced many forms the like of which cannot be found in Old English. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The first of these periods is that of Old English, or Anglo-Saxon,1 commonly known as the period of full 2 inflections. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The Old English "fyrd," or militia, was the nation in arms. Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government This and the following lines are imitated from the original in which the first half line, in Old English, alliterates with the second half line, in Latin. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Old English scratchbacks are among the rarities of the curios associated with the toilet table. Chats on Household Curios His interest in Old English literature continued through his long life, and he was well and favorably known among the scholars of his day. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography There is little difference between the values of Old English consonants and those of Modern English. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary And now, almost the first of May, everything was in readiness, the pageants, the costumes, the plays—all the splendid and complicated arrangements for an Old English May Day Festival. Molly Brown's Senior Days Gothic, variously known as Black Letter, Old English, Priory Text, Cloister, etc., is used only for special work, particularly in ecclesiastical printing. The Uses of Italic A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters For the legend of the Holy Rood see Old English History, p. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine This word does not appear elsewhere in Old English; it does not appear in Lye’s Dictionary, the only dictionary that was at Kemble’s disposal. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The following distinctions, however, require notice: The digraph th is represented in Old English texts by ð and þ, no consistent distinction being made between them. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Among other specimens of Old English needlework is a piece of applied work at Stonyhurst College depicting a knight on horseback. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them Then appeared part of the Commandments in Old English black letter, and below that, again, were some paintings, traced out in red upon the wall. Old Times at Otterbourne I had them done in the Old English character. Eliza Thus he laid the foundation of all modern studies on the Old English compound. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography Note.—The general rule in Old English, as in Modern English, is, that voiced consonants have a special affinity for other voiced consonants, and voiceless for voiceless. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Two pieces of cardboard would do, with gilt edges, and a motto in Old English letters—‘The months in circling-orbit fly.’ About Peggy Saville Genuine were the tears shed on his grave, and hearty was the response as the following band gave forth the air of “The Fine Old English Gentleman, all of the Olden Time?” Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars Around the wrist was embroidered in dark blue a legend in Old English script. Mrs. Dud's Sister In this book the Old English text and the Danish translation were printed in parallel columns. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The gender of Old English nouns, unlike that of Modern English, depends partly on meaning and partly on form, or ending. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The dramatic verse is doubtless descended from the Old English decasyllables of Chaucer, and that his verse was divided actually into two sections is evinced by the punctuation of some MSS. The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Introduction and Publisher's Advertising It contains on one side the "Old English Alphabet"—the capitals in two lines, the small letters in one. Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Who would not rather read the poem in this Old English type than in any Roman type in which it has ever been printed? The Booklover and His Books It was hardly to be expected that a man whose life had been so unsettled could materially advance the interpretation of Old English poetry. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography There are two great systems of declension in Old English, the Vowel Declension and the Consonant Declension. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The engraving varies from plain script to elaborate Old English text, or shaded Roman type, according to the fashion. The Etiquette of To-day Parker's well-known interest in Old English centered particularly around the early versions of the Scriptures. Early Theories of Translation It is not necessary for us to mention here all the subjects treated; Dryden and Pope, Thomson and Cowper, Burns and the Old English Ballads are among them. The Booklover and His Books In this translation of the Beowulf, Heyne attempts to popularize what he considers the most beautiful of the Old English poems. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography All Old English nouns, however, belonging to the Vowel Declension, ended their stems originally in a, ō, i, or u. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary "Indeed, sir, did you learn the Old English system or the Sullivan system?" Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Some have proposed "Old English," an expression considered as having the advantage of better representing the continuity of the national history, and marking less conspicuously the break occasioned by the Norman Conquest. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance The instruments of this maker are among the best of the Old English school. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators There is no evidence that he had any special interest in Old English studies. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography With intransitive verbs denoting change of condition, the Old English auxiliary is usually some form of to be rather than to have. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary She had turned all her young customers out, and had stuck up a paper bearing a legend to the effect that The Old English Bunhouse was closed for the present and till further notice. The Mark Of Cain They never call themselves, as may be believed, "Old English." A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Transcriber's Note: Some of the Headings are in 'Old English Text' font, available HERE. Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect The translation is in alliterative measures, called by the translator imitative of the Old English. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The order of words in Old English is more like that of Modern German than of Modern English. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary His poem is called the Vision of Piers the Plowman; and it is the last long poem in our literature that was written in Old English alliterative rhyme. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 She dropped an Old English grammar and a copy of "Beowulf" into her suit-case. When Patty Went to College An English novel, published with the title of "The Champion of Virtue," could find no readers; but afterwards passed through several editions under the happier invitation of "The Old English Baron." Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Inaccurate renderings of the Old English have been noted above in italics. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography There are in Old English, for example, five plural endings for nouns, -as, -a, -e, -u, and -an. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The syntax of an Old English sentence was clumsy and involved; it kept the attention long on the strain; it was rumbling, rambling, and unpleasant to the ear. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 Genuine were the tears shed on his grave, and hearty was the response as the following band gave forth the air of “The Fine Old English Gentleman, all of the Olden Time!” Happy Jack and other Tales of the Sea In the Old English character it is sometimes difficult to distinguish where the seven strokes of the letters mun are to be divided into letters. The Prayer Book Explained His introduction4 proves that the book was addressed to the general reader rather than the student of Old English. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The Old English Drama, A series of Plays, at 6d each, printed and published by Thomas White. Roister Doister Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College Many of the Old English inflexions still survive in his style. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 But all scholars and book-lovers will regard this work of his on “The History of the Old English Letter Foundries” as being of supreme value. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 Old English Plays; being a selection from the early dramatic writers. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois In attempting to simplify the Old English, he departs from the original 79 sense. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The Old English Drama, A series of Plays, at 6d each, printed and published by Thomas White. Roister Doister Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College That this was what afterwards befell, we learn from the Old English poem Widsith. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats It is a poem on that same tragedy of Finnesburh, which is the theme of a separate poem in the Old English heroic cycle; so Demodocus took his subjects from the heroic cycle of Achaea. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Neither Reed in his Old English Letter Foundries, nor Mr. Allnutt in his valuable articles on Provincial Presses, has anything to say of it. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Probably no measure could be found more unlike the Old English lines. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The first of these fragments includes the original of 28 lines of the interpolated passage of the Old English Genesis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" An Old English Hunter impressed upon the young delegates the good old adage of ‘Look before you leap,’ and urged them to go for ‘measures, not men.’ The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844 Volume 23, Number 2 Its thickened juice concocted over the fire, with, or without sugar, formed a "rob" of Old English times. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The use of "hit" for "it" is not confined to the mountains, but the Old English grammars give "hit" as the neuter of the pronoun "he." Sergeant York And His People These ‘expanded lines’ are much commoner in the Italian than in the Old English. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The Old Saxon Biblical poetry belongs to the middle of the 9th century; the Old English translation of a portion of it is consequently later than this. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Chapman, a common name now, was the Old English word for a general dealer. Stories That Words Tell Us Here lies, I think, the greatest difficulty in translating Old English literature. Irish Plays and Playwrights Thus, turning haphazard to The Trial of Treasure, the Interlude immediately preceding Like Will to Like in the volume of Dodsley's Old English Plays, we find no less than eight songs. The Growth of English Drama He is never satisfied with the dictionary equivalent of an Old English expression. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The Exodus is a fine poem, strangely unlike anything else in Old English literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The lady might even make the bread, and often did so; and the word lady comes from hlæfdige—dig being the Old English word for knead. Stories That Words Tell Us The boys clambered down upon deck again, the band played— "'Tis a Fine Old English Gentleman," And all gathered about the awning. News from the Duchy The ceremony of "laying the board," as the Old English phrased it, being completed, the work of demolition began. The Ontario Readers Third Book This method often leads the translator some distance, perhaps too great a distance, from the Old English. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography It was formerly maintained by some scholars that the extant Old English verses are not B�da's original, but a mere retranslation from his Latin prose version. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" In Old English glad meant "shining," or "bright," but in a very short time it came to mean "cheerful." Stories That Words Tell Us As a village of the Old English type Aldbury has perhaps no equal in the county. Hertfordshire The central picture in Old English life—the great event of the day—was Noon-meat, or dinner in the great hall. The Ontario Readers Third Book There might be an excuse for some of this freedom in blank verse, but in measures imitative of the Old English it is utterly out of place. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography He became intensely interested in the old English dramatists, an interest that resulted in his first series of literary articles, The Old English Dramatists, published in the Boston Miscellany. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D. Sad in Old English meant to have as much as one wanted of anything. Stories That Words Tell Us Neither Old English nor German text are admissible in invitations. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Alfred, King, was the translator of this book: and from book-Latin turned it into Old English, as it is now done. My Life as an Author The 114 author is apparently unable to transliterate properly the Old English names. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography Plain script, Old English or Roman are the only letterings used. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada The word tide, which we now apply to the regular rise and fall of the sea, used to mean in Old English "time;" and it still keeps this meaning in the words Christmastide, Whitsuntide, etc. Stories That Words Tell Us L. R. Wildermuth, 63 E. Town St., Columbus, Ohio, a steam engine, a plating outfit and a font of Old English type for a typewriter. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 His Old English song, that is, Anglo-Saxon alliteration, is all now modernised in this curious little book of English metres. My Life as an Author As compounds these may not be offensive to a German; but the trouble with them is that they do not translate the Old English ideas. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography While thus occupied, he lighted upon two vellum leaves of great antiquity, and bearing an Old English text. Anglo-Saxon Literature Yet in Old English this word merely meant an "exile." Stories That Words Tell Us On the door of apartment 12 was a legend in Old English engraved on a calling card. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story On the card, in Old English script, he read: "Miss Daisy Huston." The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam Dr. Hall does not always follow the interpretations given in Wyatt’s glossary, nor is the punctuation of the translation conformed to that of the Old English text. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The Old English word "maze," signifying a labyrinth, probably comes from the Scandinavian, but its origin is somewhat uncertain. Amusements in Mathematics It came from an Old English word which meant the man who marked out his land next to yours. Stories That Words Tell Us In the thoughtful flow of his periods, and the grave, earnest eloquence of particular passages, we are sometimes reminded of the Old English prose writers. Hymns, Songs, and Fables, for Young People The Shire horse, according to Sir Walter Gilbey, is the purest survival of the Great Horse of mediaeval times, known also as the War Horse, and the Old English Black Horse. A Short History of English Agriculture Of course it is not strictly imitative, as he himself explains, but it gives a fairly good impression of the movement of the Old English verse. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography Transcriber's Note: There is a sentence which requires 'Old English Text'. King Alfred of England Makers of History The word silly meant in Old English "blessed" or "happy," but of course has wandered far from this meaning. Stories That Words Tell Us The parlourmaid—unmistakably a twentieth-century product—conducted them into a beautiful Old English room, its walls panelled in dark oak, while heavy oaken beams traversed the ceiling. The Moon out of Reach Edward I. and Elizabeth, indeed, are still to be met almost anywhere in the county: as regards domestic architecture, few parts of England are still more vividly Old English. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 It may be inferred from the dependence upon the work of Earle that Miss Ragozin’s knowledge of Old English is of the slightest. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography An "Old English Poem" on our Henry the Fifth's "Siege of Rouen" is a theme likely to excite the attention of the literary Antiquary on either side of the Channel. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Skirt came later into the language, being from the Scandinavian, while shirt is an Old English word. Stories That Words Tell Us In the box was a little gold signet ring with and Old English "E" engraved upon it. Polly of the Hospital Staff I agree with Professor Gummere and others that this is a better form for the translation of Old English poetry than plain prose. Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems A little knowledge of Old English would have done the author no harm, and would have saved him from some errors. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The brief, "matterful" notes to his Specimens of the Old English Dramatists are the very quintessence of criticism,—the flower and fruit of years of thoughtful reading of the old English drama. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Angle, meaning the sport of fishermen, comes from an Old English word, angel, "fish-hook;" while angle, "a corner," comes from the Latin word angulus, which had the same meaning. Stories That Words Tell Us "Old English inn on a desolate moor," said another. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Still we should treasure all that remains, and the Old English language should be at least as well known as Latin is now, and should occupy as prominent a position in education and general culture. Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems Most of these letters are rare and occur only in the quotations from Old English. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography Indeed, their chief philological use consists in the great antiquity of many of the terms, which often preserve Old English and Anglo-French forms with much fidelity. English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day This does not mean that these words are not so good or so beautiful as the Old English words. Stories That Words Tell Us Anglo-Saxon gave way to Old English; and Chaucer to the Lake Poets. Woman in Modern Society Until that millennial period arrives, translations of Old English poems may not be without service. Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems It does not appear, however, that these losses are of so great importance as the remarks of some prominent Old English scholars might lead us to suspect. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography They are printed in Morris’s Old English Miscellany, and two of them will be found in Specimens of Early English, Part i, p. English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day But many surnames which are taken from the names of trades come from Old English words which are now seldom or never used. Stories That Words Tell Us In the first place, no metrical Page 137form has yet been found which, in the writer's judgment, at all adequately represents in modern English the effect of the Old English alliterative verse, or stave-rime. Genesis A Translated from the Old English |
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