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can you still learn the language that the aglo-saxons spoke?
I want to learn old English I don't know if it has another nickname for it but I wanted to learn it because I like the way it sounds XD
is the language still known? or is it forgotten
3 Answers
- ?Lv 75 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes you can. There are still bilingual books being printed in it.
https://books.google.com/books?id=h52FQgAACAAJ&dq=...
You may also study it in many universities and even on line at the University of Texas in Austin.
Forgive me a small play on words with your typo.. aglo-saxons
The ancient Britons painted their bodies blue, but it wasn't day glo,
Check Erik's references, also.
- Erik Van ThienenLv 75 years ago
It's now called Old English. An older name is "Anglo-Saxon", while the speakers at the time called it "Ænglisc". It's very different from the Modern English we speak now, and English speakers have to learn it to be able to understand it. Old English is as different from Modern English, as Classical Latin is from for example French.
Learning materials : http://www.omniglot.com/books/language/oldenglish....
Some free online Old English lessons :
- http://www.jebbo.co.uk/learn-oe/contents.htm
Source(s): http://www.omniglot.com/writing/oldenglish.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English#External... - DaveLv 75 years ago
It's Old English. No nickname for it. It is forgotten. You could learn to read it, but 99.5% of all living English speakers won't have a clue about what you are trying to say to them in Old English.
