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Posted: 24 Jun 2004, 07:59
by jamesmcdonnell
I did old english at Uni, those don't sound like very Old English words to me.

Posted: 24 Jun 2004, 08:01
by Coconut
It's not quite Aelfric munuc graet Aethelward aeldorman aedmodlice

or whatever.

But the etymology is all British (whatever that means)

Posted: 24 Jun 2004, 08:29
by jamesmcdonnell
Ahh I see what you mean, the provenance of the words is anglo saxon.

Posted: 24 Jun 2004, 09:04
by knockout artist
jamesmcdonnell wrote:I did old english at Uni, those don't sound like very Old English words to me.
What, all you did at university was drink cider :D