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Title: Old English Instruction Sheet
Description: Detailed notes on the pronunciation of Old English as well as activities
Description: Detailed notes on the pronunciation of Old English as well as activities
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Mapping the Medieval
Week 1: Introduction
(eth) = ‘th’
(wynn) = ‘w’
(thorn) = ‘th’
(yogh) = ‘g’
Although the Swanson text does not differentiate between long and short vowels,
in other translations and critical works, long vowels are sometimes noted as: [for
example, = ‘ice’]
There are no silent consonants in Old English
Pronunciation Table (http://www
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edu/medieval/resources/
IOE/index
...
C is pronounced ‘ch’ if it goes before the front vowels
c
i, ie, ea, and eo
...
‘C’ is also pronounced ‘ch’ if it is
at the end of a syllable and is preceded by i
...
For example, heofan =
heaven
as in Modern English good
...
G’ is pronounced ‘y’ at the end of a
g
syllable if following ae, e, i
s
as in Modern English sin; between voiced sounds [z]
sc
usually as in Modern English show; occasionally [sk] following vowels a, o, u
þ/ð
as in Modern English thin; between voiced sounds, [ð] as in then
A few simple words (hint: think about how they are pronounced)
...
500CE – c
...
2) What stereotypes and preconceptions do you associate with the terms
‘Middle Ages’ and ‘medieval’? What ‘medievalisms’ can you detect in the
present day?
500CE
1500CE
Beowulf, Transcription and Translation: Some Thoughts on ll
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The conventional method of transcribing the OE poem involves dividing it into ‘verses’
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The half lines are separated by a gap, called a ‘caesura’
...
Þanon woc fela
geosceaftgasta·
wæs þaera Grendel sum,
heorowearh hetelic
se æt Heorote fand
1265
wæccendne wer
wiges bidan
...
ff
...
cz/]
Se = demonstrative pronoun (‘the’, ‘that’, those’), masc
...
893)
Grendel description: Ne þæt se aglaeca yldan þohte
(l
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dk [http://www
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dk/beo-intro-rede
...
Then awoke many
1265
fated spirits; Grendel was one of these,
the hateful sword-outlaw,
a watching man
who found at Heorot
biding for battle
Title: Old English Instruction Sheet
Description: Detailed notes on the pronunciation of Old English as well as activities
Description: Detailed notes on the pronunciation of Old English as well as activities