Introduction to Old English - University of Texas at Austin
Old English itself has three dialects: West Saxon, Kentish, and Anglian. West Saxon was the language of Alfred the Great (871-901) and therefore achieved the greatest prominence; accordingly, the chief Old English texts have survived in this dialect.
Introduction to Latin - University of Texas at Austin
Latin is probably the easiest of the older languages for speakers of English to learn, both because of their earlier relationship and because of the long use of Latin as the language of educational, ecclesiastical, legal and political affairs in western culture.
Introduction to Classical Greek - University of Texas at Austin
English and Greek belong to the Indo-European language family; their earlier versions separated from each other some four thousand years ago. Words of the same origin are often disguised because of changes that have taken place in both languages.
Introduction to Old Norse - University of Texas at Austin
Old Norse is a catch-all term for Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Old Swedish, Old Danish, and Old Gotlandic, though it is often used as a synonym for Old Icelandic because the majority of documents come from this region.
Introduction to Old Irish - University of Texas at Austin
Old Irish between Heritage and Innovation. The reason for presenting Old Irish in this EIEOL series is twofold. First, it is the best known variety among the earliest surfacing stages of the Goidelic branch. Second, it shows not only. the specific linguistic features (isoglosses) of Common Celtic, but also
Old English Online - University of Texas at Austin
Old English Online English: Base Form Dictionary. This Base Form Dictionary index lists, in an alphabetical order suitable to the language and the script employed for it, every unique base form underlying one or more surface (word) forms in lesson texts.
Old English Online - University of Texas at Austin
Old English Online Lesson 1 Jonathan Slocum and Winfred P. Lehmann. Our selection is drawn from the major Old English poem Beowulf. It is the only surviving heroic epic of its era, and the lone early manuscript dates from ca. 1000 A.D.
Old English Online - University of Texas at Austin
Old English Online English: Master Glossary This Master Glossary page lists, in an alphabetical order suitable to the language and the script employed for it, every unique word form that appears in lesson texts and, for each word, its unique glosses.
Old English Online - University of Texas at Austin
Old English Online Lesson 8 Jonathan Slocum. A facsimile of the first page of The Wanderer from the Exeter Book. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.
Old English Online - University of Texas at Austin
The Battle of Maldon represents the last known Old English epic poem written before the Norman invasion. Our selection includes lines 295-325, found on p. 120 in: Charles T. Onions, ed. (1959), Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader in Prose and Verse , 14th edition, Oxford: Clarendon.