Old English
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It was written in Old English, the language spoken in England during the early Middle Ages.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
Tolkien, a scholar of Old English, studied the “theory of courage” found in poems such as the ancient epic “Beowulf,” redeeming what he called the “noble northern spirit” from the fascists who would pervert it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
As the painter notes: “Woods, from the Old English wode . . . also meaning ‘mad.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
For teachers, it can assist with curriculum writing or be a creative classroom aide, for instance creating introductions in Old English during a class on medieval times.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
With the meaning of awareness, it became beodan in Old English, meaning “bode,” and bodhati in Sanskrit, meaning he awakes, is enlightened, and thus Bodhisattva, and Buddha.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
