Why not learn a useful language that allows you to communicate with more people as second language instead? Cantonese, german, spanish, french, italian, esperanto.... the list of languages that would be more useful than old english is rather longer than i can fit into a youtube comment.
Sir not to heart your pride, if you don't know that your in formation is correct than make it known to your watchers that this is a theory of yours and that you are guest using old English pronunciation, that dose not mean you know the verbal language... Did you get a collage degree in ancients and dead languages. And mined you that Anglo-Saxon has probably not been used since dead Latin began. People if there is no prof of a educational background or degree in a subject than don't take
u know u think about time machines, and going back in time. little do we think that even in our homelands we would have NO idea how to communicate lol
Haha...some could even talk in their homelands going back 1000 years, Arabs from Saudi Arabia, Chinese, Hebrew speaking jews in Israel - but none of us Europeans, except of Basques+ Icelanders maybe??
it's amazing. I am german and even though the german language has certainly changed since that time, its origin is still rather conspicuous and every now and then I can even make out a word which still is more or less the same today.
@celtic4ever18 you are from york? it was settled by danish norwiegian and anglo saxon yet yor name is celtic forever. by the way jorvic means place of hogs in old norse
Also, it is no wonder YouTube comments are usually vapid and inane given the 500 character limit.. I guess the alternative is vapid, inane, *and* long. ;)
Anyway, this takes some practice to pronounce, but basically if you were to all Modern English 'all' but say /æ/ at the start, then you would be saying OE 'eall', which you probably know means ME 'all'. Note that this would be the General American pronunciation of 'all' /ɑl/, not RP. OE words written with 'ea' could have just as easily been written as 'æa', e.g.: 'æall'. Looks a bit strange to me though. :)
Your pronunciation is in general quite good, however your mispronunciation of 'æ' and 'ea' stand out. 'æ' was a front low vowel and the short version remains the same in many modern words as in their OE ancestors: 'apple' and 'æppel', 'at' and 'æt', 'that' and 'þæt'.
'ea' is a diphthong that didn't make it to Modern English but in the IPA would be represented as /æa/. Basically words with this diphthong were on their way from Old Saxon or West Germanic /a/ to /æ/. You can see a lot of confusion in the OE dialects between spelling the same words with æ, ea, and a. One such alteration is 'seax' and 'sæx' (cf. Dutch 'saksen' and German 'Sachsen' with WG /a/).
sounds very close to old german!
Biomasse79 1 month ago
@Biomasse79 it originated from the german language haha
OpenAndAirless 3 weeks ago
This is perfect, sir.
RoomsieOnDown 1 month ago
I liked the part where the cop finds out his partner was a double agent
BrettJRipley 2 months ago 2
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I'm thinking of writing Wyrd bi∂ ful aræd as a tattoo in my left arm
paroutdiok 2 months ago
I'm in love with Old English <3 <3 <3 <3
KristinaJingles 2 months ago
So, I heard something about Colin Firth...
VendeeD85 3 months ago 2
It's such a shame that languages. I personally am ashamed that I don't speak Tsalagi Gawonihisdi, the language of my ancestors
hobbit2245 3 months ago
Old English should be taught as a second language in primary schools in English speaking countries.
TheRoyalFuzzybug 4 months ago 15
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Why not learn a useful language that allows you to communicate with more people as second language instead? Cantonese, german, spanish, french, italian, esperanto.... the list of languages that would be more useful than old english is rather longer than i can fit into a youtube comment.
rapsarG 2 weeks ago
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HornPlayer983 3 days ago
Sound more Danish than English.
HesseJamez 4 months ago
@HesseJamez not suprising given that it is around the area of Denmark, northen Germany & northan Netherlands that English language comes from.
Malthus0 4 months ago
@HesseJamez the english and danes arent too different ethnically, so it makes sense that they're early languages sound alike.
AppleKags 3 months ago
(Continue) it for granted especially on You Tube where anyone can put up guest about anything.
Robert46514 4 months ago
Sir not to heart your pride, if you don't know that your in formation is correct than make it known to your watchers that this is a theory of yours and that you are guest using old English pronunciation, that dose not mean you know the verbal language... Did you get a collage degree in ancients and dead languages. And mined you that Anglo-Saxon has probably not been used since dead Latin began. People if there is no prof of a educational background or degree in a subject than don't take
Robert46514 4 months ago
u know u think about time machines, and going back in time. little do we think that even in our homelands we would have NO idea how to communicate lol
Rachulie 5 months ago 3
@Rachulie
Haha...some could even talk in their homelands going back 1000 years, Arabs from Saudi Arabia, Chinese, Hebrew speaking jews in Israel - but none of us Europeans, except of Basques+ Icelanders maybe??
HesseJamez 3 months ago
it's amazing. I am german and even though the german language has certainly changed since that time, its origin is still rather conspicuous and every now and then I can even make out a word which still is more or less the same today.
drumming4people 6 months ago
Anglo-Saxons were from northen Germany so it sounds Germanic
konvict63 6 months ago
@konvict63 not true theyre were a mixture of dutch germans and danish
celtic4ever18 5 months ago
@konvict63 i am from jorvik so im a Dane or norwegian
celtic4ever18 5 months ago
@celtic4ever18 you are from york? it was settled by danish norwiegian and anglo saxon yet yor name is celtic forever. by the way jorvic means place of hogs in old norse
7obscenity7 2 months ago
@konvict63 Saxons are from the same place modern Saxony is, Angles are from Jutland I think.
Xerdocreisson 4 months ago in playlist Favoritos de vatterholm
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Arwyroe 6 months ago
this must be REALLY old English!
TotallyRadicoolDude 9 months ago 2
Wyrd bi∂ ful aræd
MAXIMILIANAIRE 10 months ago 15
Also, it is no wonder YouTube comments are usually vapid and inane given the 500 character limit.. I guess the alternative is vapid, inane, *and* long. ;)
WotansFeuer 1 year ago
Anyway, this takes some practice to pronounce, but basically if you were to all Modern English 'all' but say /æ/ at the start, then you would be saying OE 'eall', which you probably know means ME 'all'. Note that this would be the General American pronunciation of 'all' /ɑl/, not RP. OE words written with 'ea' could have just as easily been written as 'æa', e.g.: 'æall'. Looks a bit strange to me though. :)
WotansFeuer 1 year ago
Þæt wæs gód weorc! :)
WotansFeuer 1 year ago
Your pronunciation is in general quite good, however your mispronunciation of 'æ' and 'ea' stand out. 'æ' was a front low vowel and the short version remains the same in many modern words as in their OE ancestors: 'apple' and 'æppel', 'at' and 'æt', 'that' and 'þæt'.
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WotansFeuer 1 year ago
'ea' is a diphthong that didn't make it to Modern English but in the IPA would be represented as /æa/. Basically words with this diphthong were on their way from Old Saxon or West Germanic /a/ to /æ/. You can see a lot of confusion in the OE dialects between spelling the same words with æ, ea, and a. One such alteration is 'seax' and 'sæx' (cf. Dutch 'saksen' and German 'Sachsen' with WG /a/).
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WotansFeuer 1 year ago
Thank you so much for this! It is a wonderful oration!
spitefulsparrow 1 year ago