Old English
Example Sentences
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The manuscript, now housed in the National Central Library of Rome, includes Caedmon's Hymn, a short Old English poem believed to have been composed more than 1,300 years ago.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
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
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
