ABSTRACT

Old English is the name given to the language spoken by the Germanic inhabitants of Britain till about the time of the Conquest, or, according to some scholars, till about 1100. It is a member of the western division of Germanic, which is itself a branch of the large Indo-Germanic family of languages. This book gives an overview of Old English and its grammar.

chapter |4 pages

An Old English Grammar

chapter 2|16 pages

The Vowels of Accented Syllables

chapter 3|5 pages

The Vowels of Unaccented Syllables

chapter 5|4 pages

Vowel Gradation (Ablaut)

chapter 6|16 pages

Consonants

chapter 7|19 pages

Accidence

chapter 8|12 pages

Adjectives

chapter 9|8 pages

Pkonouns and Adverbs

chapter 10|32 pages

Verbs