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Re: Ander-Saxon and New Old English (was: RE: [CONLANG] Worldken bard Poul Anderson in deathstead (not a funny)

From:And Rosta <a.rosta@...>
Date:Friday, August 3, 2001, 15:49
Pat Dunn:
> On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, And Rosta wrote: > > > Has anyone tried to develop an alternate Modern English that > > descends from OE of c. 1000 CE without the influence of > > French and its subsequent repercussions? I'm particularly > > interested in modern reflexes of OE words that Here were > > lost (e.g. _wye_ 'warrior' < _wigan_). I don't have the > > necessary philological knowledge to essay such an exercise > > myself. (I've asked this question before, some years back, > > to no great avail, but I ask it again because the pool of > > competences on this list is ever crescent.) > > ih have imade Nowsith Englisc, thewhich downcame from Old Englisc if the > Norman attack never happened. But it does ne me like. Too ugly.
Good: and do you have a Nowsith Englisc wordscreed [lexicon] that you can share with us? --And.