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Old
English at Royal Holloway Language Aids |
| On-Line Readings |
Norton Anthology of English Literature (scroll to the bottom of the page; includes Cædmons Hymn, Battle of Brunanburh, Dream of the Rood, Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and Deor ready by R. D. Fulk and The Wifes Lament read by Mary Blockley) Selections from Beowulf (read by Peter Baker) Anglo-Saxon Aloud (lots of Old English, including all Old English poetry, read aloud by Michael Drout) The Battle of Maldon (Byrhtnoth's speech, read by Richard Dance at University of Cambridge) The Battle of Maldon (Byrhtwold's speech, read by Richard Dance at University of Cambridge) |
| On-Line Dictionaries | Bosworth-Toller (still the main scholarly dictionary for words starting with letters after 'g') Old English Translator (type in a word in Old English or modern English and get a translation into the other) |
| On-Line Exercises |
Old English Aerobics (online exercises at University of Virginia) The Spoken Word: Grammar Exercises (at the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, University of Cambridge) The New Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (read the news in Old English) |
| Grammar |
Adjectives Conjunctions Nouns Prepositions Preterite-Present Verbs Pronouns Strong Verbs Weak Verbs Old English at the University of Calgary
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| Help with Translating |
Vocab List 1 Vocab List 2 Vocab List 3 Vocab List 4 Vocab List 5 Flash Cards 1 (1500 words, from York University, Toronto) Flash Cards 2 (1500 words in 10th century script, from York University, Toronto) Modern English to Old English Vocabulary (by Bill Schipper) Core Vocabulary (from Christine Rauer at St Andrew's University; test yourself on this list here) |
| Page created by Dr
Jennifer Neville Last updated July 19, 2011 15:33 |