Re: Ander-Saxon and New Old English (was: RE: [CONLANG] Worldken bard Poul Anderson in deathstead (not a funny)
| From: | Patrick Dunn <tb0pwd1@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, August 3, 2001, 2:23 |
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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.
--Pat
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