Old English
Example Sentences
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In the Rome manuscript, however, the Old English version is woven directly into the main Latin text itself.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
On Nov. 25, 1936, a young Oxford professor delivered a lecture to the British Academy in London about the Old English epic “Beowulf.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
As the painter notes: “Woods, from the Old English wode . . . also meaning ‘mad.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023
For teachers, it can assist with curriculum writing or be a creative classroom aide, for instance creating introductions in Old English during a class on medieval times.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
It turned from poik-yos into faigjaz in Germanic, and faege in Old English, meaning fated to die, leading to “fey.”
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
