Old English

Example Sentences

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On Nov. 25, 1936, a young Oxford professor delivered a lecture to the British Academy in London about the Old English epic “Beowulf.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Lal wrote back with superlatives of his own about Lawson, borrowing another word that Gandhi’s grandfather had often used, an Old English term for advocate, or follower:

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2024

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

She learned French, German, Latin and some Old English and Spanish to expand her reading.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

It went on from fehida in Old English to become “feud,” and fokken in Old Dutch.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas