As the years pass, language evolves. In fact, many of the words we use today— like "bedazzled" and "addiction" — were invented by William Shakespeare. But on the flip side, some fantastic Old ...

English speakers also adapted vocabulary from the Vikings. "English has vocabulary that comes from Old Norse, including words ...

Lárþéow—which later became lorthew before it disappeared from the language in the mid-13th century—was an Old English word for a schoolteacher. It literally means “teaching-slave.” 16.

Since Old English word lists and translators can be a little overwhelming to use, we sorted through lots of them to come up with these useful and beautiful words for you to work into your regular ...

She fell under the language's spell studying "Beowulf" as an undergrad, then got her PhD in medieval English lit. And we reached out to her to learn a little bit more about this language. Hey, Hana.

Every day since 13 November 2013, Hana Videen has posted an Old English word on Twitter. She hasn’t missed a single day in ten years, though she has accidentally repeated a few words. She was ...

Students will acquire reading knowledge of the Old English Language, spending half the semester mastering grammar and vocabulary, and the second half translating texts such as The Wanderer, Dream of ...

At the time, English had about 25,000 words, and few were borrowed from other languages. Only about 200 Roman words were in use, and only a few Celtic words were on loan to English speakers. The ...