Re: Old English Questions
| From: | Clint Jackson Baker <litrex1@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 24, 2002, 21:15 |
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All I know about question 3 is that in OE there were
three different verbs for "to be". They ultimately
blended into one verb, which is why the modern form is
such an irregular verb.
Clint
--- Joe <joe@...> wrote:
> Can someone answer these questions on OE?
>
> 1. What does <Soþlice> mean?
>
> 2. What is the OE cognate to G <heißen> and D
> <heten>?
>
> 3. How is the verb 'to be' conjugated?
>
> 4. How similar is Frisian to OE?
>
> Thanks!
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