Old English
Example Sentences
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Though John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s books are in no way a retelling of “Beowulf,” echoes of the Old English epic occur throughout.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
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
Kingsland, a set dresser, walked with Jennine Beltran, a production designer who held the leashes of Luke, another Old English sheepdog mix, and Betty, a tiny poodle and schnauzer mix.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
She learned French, German, Latin and some Old English and Spanish to expand her reading.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023
It turned from poik-yos into faigjaz in Germanic, and faege in Old English, meaning fated to die, leading to “fey.”
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
