Old English
Old English (Old English or Anglo-Saxon) is from 450 to 1150 years of English. Old English and Modern English in terms of pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary and grammar are not the same. Old English and German grammar more similar morphological changes are complex.
In 410 AD, the Romans ended the British occupation, then, from the northern plains of Germany, three Germanic tribes: Anglo people (Angles), Saxon, and Zhu Stewart began to _set_tle in Britain. English is Anglo-Saxon people _ the language.
Historians generally the English language history into three periods: Old English, in English, modern English.
Vocabulary
Old English noun and a few cells, respectively. Number is divided into singular and plural; grid is divided into nominative, genitive, dative, accusative. Therefore, a combined total of eight kinds of term variations. In addition, the ranking also points positive, neutral and negative. But more surprising is that these sex gender distinction is not to judge, and not things that may not be gender neutral. Such as women is positive.
Morphological changes adjectives into strong and weak two, it's also the number and format of eight kinds of changes.
Only present tense verbs and past tense two kinds of changes.
Old English anthology
Excerpt from "Beowulf", about 900 years
Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.
Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum, meodo_set_la ofteah,
egsode eorlas. Syððan ærest wearð
feasceaft funden, he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah,
oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra
Old English grammar:
(1) weak terms:
Weak Masculine Noun cnapa
cnapa Singular Plural
Nominative (se) cnapa (þá) cnapan
Accusative (þone) cnapan (þá) cnapan
Genitive (þæs) cnapan (þára) cnapena
Dative (þæm) cnapan (þæm) cnapum
Weak Feminine Noun sunne
sunne Singular Plural
Nominative (seo) sunne (þá) sunnan
Accusative (þá) sunnan (þá) sunnan
Genitive (þære) sunnan (þára) sunnena
Dative (þære) sunnan (þæm) sunnum
Weak Neuter Noun éage
éage Singular Plural
Nominative (þæt) éage (þá) éagan
Accusative (þæt) éage (þá) éagan
Genitive (þæs) éagan (þára) éagena
Dative (þæm) éagan (þæm) éagum |