Literature

Wulf and Eadwacer Wulf and Eadwacer- Modern English translation by Jonathan Glenn, Wife's Lament Wife's Lament- Modern English translation by Roy Liuzza. Rune Poem Rune Poem- Modern English translation by Bruce Dickins, with pictures of each rune. Site also contains modern English translations of rune poems in other ancient Germanic language… Battle of Brunanburh Battle of Brunanburh- Includes background information, Old English text, and modern English translations. Clicking on any line of the Old English text gives a literal translation … Widsith Widsith- Modern English translation by S.A.J. Bradley. Waldere Waldere- Old English text together with the related Latin poem Waltharius. Deor Deor- Old English text with facing modern English translation and textual notes. Ruthwell Cross Ruthwell Cross- Modern English translation of the Old English poem inscribed in runic characters on the Ruthwell Cross. Includes a video on the Ruthwell Cross. Phoenix Phoenix- Old English text and modern English translation by S.A.J. Bradley. Christ and Satan Christ and Satan- Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy. Battle of Finnsburh Battle of Finnsburh- Old English text and facing modern English translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes. Wife's Lament Wife's Lament- Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary. At University of Calgary. Deor Deor- Old English text and facing modern English translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes. Franks Casket Franks Casket- Includes the texts of the Old English verse inscriptions on the casket and translations into modern English. Waldere Waldere- Old English text and facing-page translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes. Soul and Body I Soul and Body I- Old English text and modern English translation by T.A. Shippey. Judgment Day II Judgment Day II- Old English text and modern English translation by J.R. Lumby. Judgment Day I Judgment Day I- Old English text and modern English translation by T.A. Shippey. Andreas Andreas- Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy. Phoenix Phoenix- Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy. Guthlac Guthlac- Charles W. Kennedy's modern English translation of the Guthlac A and Guthlac B poems. Introduction to Traditional Grammar Introduction to Traditional Grammar- Explains the basics of modern English grammar and Old English grammar, using the traditional grammatical terms found in dictionaries, glossari… Historical Grammar of the Old English Language Historical Grammar of the Old English Language- An online Old English grammar by Cyril Babaev. Covers nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, auxiliary words, phonetics, dial… Grammatical Tricks for Translating Old English Grammatical Tricks for Translating Old English- Gives tips for making the translation of Old English easier. These tricks involve an understanding of certain grammatical construct… Conceptual Semantics and Grammatical Relations in Old English Conceptual Semantics and Grammatical Relations in Old English- A study of Old English from the viewpoint of historical linguistics. Covers word order, word formation, and other to… Old English Verb Conjugator Old English Verb Conjugator- Online tool that accepts the infinitive form of an Old English verb as input and displays the complete conjugation of that verb as output. Also summar… Case in Old English Case in Old English- Robert Stevick's study of case and other grammatical elements of Old English. Old English Syntax: Some Literary Illustrations Old English Syntax: Some Literary Illustrations- Shows how selected literary texts exemplify characteristic features of Old English syntax. Verb Movement in Old and Middle English: Dialect Variation and Language Contact Verb Movement in Old and Middle English: Dialect Variation and Language Contact- Studies the position of the verb in Old English word order and shows the influence of this “V2” (v… Old English Inflections Old English Inflections- Multi-color chart summarizing noun, verb, adjective, and pronoun endings. Also known as the Magic Sheet. Old English Paradigms Old English Paradigms- Concise tables of noun, pronoun, and verb forms. Old English Language Dictionary Old English Language Dictionary- Contains both an Old English to modern English lexicon and a modern English to Old English lexicon. Old English Core Vocabulary Old English Core Vocabulary- A list of some 500 Old English words which can be regarded as a literary core vocabulary. Each word is followed by its part of speech and its modern E… Historical Thesaurus of English Historical Thesaurus of English- Database contains almost every word in English, from the Old English period to the present. Search engine enables users to enter a word and see th… Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary- A dictionary by J.R. Clark Hall. Project Gutenberg e-book. Old English Translator Old English Translator- Online tool that translates words from Old English to Modern English and vice versa. Old English in the OED Old English in the OED- Explains the treatment of Old English words and quotations in the Oxford English Dictionary. By Anthony Esposito of the OED. Old-Engli.sh Dictionary Old-Engli.sh Dictionary- Gives modern English equivalents of Old English words. Online Thesaurus of Old English Online Thesaurus of Old English- This database allows users to go directly to an entry without the need to refer to an index or grasp the overall structure of the thesaurus. Types… Learning with the Online Thesaurus of Old English Learning with the Online Thesaurus of Old English- Shows how to use the Thesaurus of Old English. Contains 14 learning units: four introductory essays and ten interactive sessions. Dictionary of Old English Plant Names Dictionary of Old English Plant Names- Online dictionary of Old English plant names and botanical terms. Work in progress. EOW Old English Translator EOW Old English Translator- Online tool that translates single Old English words to their modern English equivalents, and vice versa. The tool is named Englisc Onstigende Wordbōc … Bosworth-Toller Dictionary Bosworth-Toller Dictionary- A fully searchable version of the dictionary. Bosworth-Toller Dictionary Bosworth-Toller Dictionary- "An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary" by Joseph Bosworth, edited and enlarged by T. N. Toller. Each page of the main volume and supplement volume is available in… Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary- The pages of J.R. Clark Hall's dictionary are available in TIFF, PNG, and HTML formats. A publication of the Germanic Lexicon Project. Electronic Application of an Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Electronic Application of an Anglo-Saxon Dictionary- An electronic version of the Bosworth-Toller Dictionary with extensive search capabilities. Application must be downloaded bef… Online Etymology Dictionary Online Etymology Dictionary- Enables lookup of etymologies of more than 30,000 modern English words. Useful for determining whether a modern English word is descended from Old Eng… Old English Introductory Glossary Old English Introductory Glossary- Contains over one hundred basic Old English words with their modern English equivalents. Old English Flash Cards Old English Flash Cards- 1500 Old English words with their modern English equivalents. Dictionary of Old English Project at the University of Toronto Dictionary of Old English Project at the University of Toronto- Explains the purpose of the dictionary and the methods used to build it. Includes a list of DOE publications, DOE r…