Even een blik op
het Oude Engslse taal.
Tja, toen was het wel misschien in de zelfde stadium van ontwikkeling als het Sranantongo van nu; of misschien had het nog nieteens dat stadium bereikt. Toen dat men ook dat het geen taal was, net zoals enkelen nog nog steeds over andere talen (die in ont-wikkeling) denken.
Oud Engels naar EngelsOld English to EnglishAngelcynn: 1. England | 2. England | 3. English people
Angelþeod: 1. English people
Bethleem: 1. Bethlehem
Breten: 1. Britain, Great Britain
Buccingaham: 1. Buckingham
Dryhten: 1. God
Frigedæg: 1. Friday
abelgan: 1. angry, cross
abeodan: 1. advertise, announce, give notice | 2. give an account
abidan: 1. abide, expect, wait, await, wait for
ablawan: 1. blow
ablinnan: 1. cease, stop
aborgian: 1. advance, lend | 2. borrow, lend, loan
abrecan: 1. assault, storm | 2. assault, storm
abreotan: 1. destroy, quash | 2. kill, liquidate, slay
abreoþan: 1. abort, fail, miscarry
abutan: 1. about, round, around, towards
abysgian: 1. occupy, take
ac: 1. but
acan: 1. ache, be painful, hurt
acennan: 1. bear, give birth to
acennednes: 1. birth
acweccan: 1. agitate, shake, shock | 2. shake |
acwelan: 1. die, expire, pass away
acwellan: 1. kill, liquidate, slay
acwencan: 1. extinguish, put out
acweþan: 1. speak, talk
acyþan: 1. acquaint, let know, inform
adilegian: 1. destroy, quash
adl: 1. ailment, disease
adlig: 1. ill, sick
adon: 1. lay down, place, put, put down
adreogan: 1. overtake, pass by
adrifan: 1. chase away, drive away, expel
adræfan: 1. chase, drive, drive on, impel, shoo
adwæscan: 1. extinguish, put out
afæran: 1. alarm, frighten
ahreddan: 1. keep, save, rescue
allmectig: 1. almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent
an: 1. one
ancleow: 1. ankle
andleofen: 1. food | 2. food, nourishment
andswarian: 1. answer, reply, respond
andswaru: 1. answer, reply
andswerian: 1. answer, reply, respond
annes: 1. unity
ansien: 1. appearance, aspect, look, sight, view | 2. face
apa: 1. ape, monkey
apostol: 1. apostle
arcebiscop: 1. archbishop
ascian: 1. ask
asendan: 1. send, transmit
asettan: 1. lay down, place, put, put down
asmeagan: 1. account, consider, esteem, regard, take into account
assa: 1. ass, donkey
atimbran: 1. build, construct
awerian: 1. defend
awiht: 1. anything, something
ban: 1. bone
be: 1. according as, according to, as, by | 2. about, concerning
beam: 1. tree
bebyrgan: 1. bury | 2. bury, entomb, inter
becuman: 1. become, come about, grow, happen | 2. come about
beforan: 1. before, in front of
beginnan: 1. begin, commence, start
behat: 1. affirmation, promise
behatan: 1. promise
behindan: 1. behind
beliefan: 1. account, accredit, believe, deem
belifan: 1. remain, stay, stay over
bellan: 1. yell