olde english

finding nobody · 04.08.2006, 12:01 PM

there's a mighty cool website with alot of cool sketch comedy. it's called www.oldeenglish.org . there's alotta great videos.
for first timers i reccomend the "rap video". anyway, check it ouut

sonicl · 04.09.2006, 12:01 PM

Oh, man, I thought this was going to be another thread about obscure dialects! I am soooooooooo disappointed.

finding nobody · 04.09.2006, 05:01 PM

obsecure dialects? explain

FruitLoop · 04.09.2006, 05:09 PM

just read "the taming of the shrew" in english and you'll see what it's all about!

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1107

strictlycommercial · 04.09.2006, 05:41 PM

Nope, Shakespere isn't in old english, or even middle english, it's just in plain old modern english with a few archaic words.
Old English is closer to German than it is to Modern English, Beowulf, Ceademon's Hymn, Beade, shit like that. Middle English is somewhere in between, most famous would be Chaucer.

EDIT: or maybe Beade's in latin, can't quite remember. Ah well.

FruitLoop · 04.09.2006, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strictlycommercial

Nope, Shakespere isn't in old english, or even middle english, it's just in plain old modern english with a few archaic words.
Old English is closer to German than it is to Modern English, Beowulf, Ceademon's Hymn, Beade, shit like that. Middle English is somewhere in between, most famous would be Chaucer.

Wow, you never know what you can learn on the sy board! Thanks!!!! Very enlightening!!!!

strictlycommercial · 04.09.2006, 05:46 PM

Example:
Nu sculon herigean heofonrices weard,
meotodes meahte and his modgeþanc,
weorc wuldorfæder, swa he wundra gehwæs,
ece drihten, or onstealde.
He ærest sceop eorðan bearnum
heofon to hrofe, halig scyppend;
þa middangeard moncynnes weard,
ece drihten, æfter teode
firum foldan, frea ælmihtig

strictlycommercial · 04.09.2006, 05:53 PM

Actually that link doesn't seem to be working. Oh dear.

johnnywinternoshow · 04.09.2006, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicl

Oh, man, I thought this was going to be another thread about obscure dialects! I am soooooooooo disappointed.

i thought it was going to be about cider

finding nobody · 04.09.2006, 06:58 PM

its an awsome sketch comedy website. go to it

finding nobody · 04.20.2006, 10:41 PM

did anyone look?

finding nobody · 11.25.2006, 03:46 PM

A bump because there's some great videos on this website

I recommend Astronauts, project runway, pokemon day, report card, prank boyz, gym class, hello? fuck, dead puppies, rap video

04.08.2006, 12:01 PM	#1
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	there's a mighty cool website with alot of cool sketch comedy. it's called www.oldeenglish.org . there's alotta great videos. for first timers i reccomend the "rap video". anyway, check it ouut
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FruitLoop children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 323	just read "the taming of the shrew" in english and you'll see what it's all about! http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1107
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strictlycommercial bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 176	Nope, Shakespere isn't in old english, or even middle english, it's just in plain old modern english with a few archaic words. Old English is closer to German than it is to Modern English, Beowulf, Ceademon's Hymn, Beade, shit like that. Middle English is somewhere in between, most famous would be Chaucer. EDIT: or maybe Beade's in latin, can't quite remember. Ah well.
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04.09.2006, 05:46 PM	#7
strictlycommercial bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 176	Example: Nu sculon herigean heofonrices weard, meotodes meahte and his modgeþanc, weorc wuldorfæder, swa he wundra gehwæs, ece drihten, or onstealde. He ærest sceop eorðan bearnum heofon to hrofe, halig scyppend; þa middangeard moncynnes weard, ece drihten, æfter teode firum foldan, frea ælmihtig
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strictlycommercial bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 176	Actually that link doesn't seem to be working. Oh dear.
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04.09.2006, 06:58 PM	#10
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	its an awsome sketch comedy website. go to it
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04.20.2006, 10:41 PM	#11
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	did anyone look?
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11.25.2006, 03:46 PM	#12
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	A bump because there's some great videos on this website I recommend Astronauts, project runway, pokemon day, report card, prank boyz, gym class, hello? fuck, dead puppies, rap video
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