Englisc Utanlondes

A Californian's tweets about Anglo-Saxons, but mostly just about their language.

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

Okay, I haven't posted in forever.

Here's an epub version of Ælfric's Homilies that I made.

https://t.co/D8ves5MyCq

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

Ne beo to georn ðæt þu dæle deaþ for rihte.

[Tolkien Proverbs @TolkienProverbs]

Do not be too eager to deal out death in the name of justice. GANDALF [remembered by FRODO]. #LOTR. #LOTR #Tolkien

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

All Saints: Pope Boniface established it when he hallowed the Pantheon as a church for St. Mary and all martyrs. While they were pagan the Romans worshiped all their idols there; as Christians they remembered All Saints. The pope said to keep it every year. (**heavily** abridged)

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

I wrote "Chedd" lol

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On Oct 26th is bishop St. Cedd's departure. He was St. Chad's brother, and a holy man saw him lead Chad's soul to heaven with the angels. Chedd was bishop of Essex but his body rests in Northumbria in Lastingham monastery, and his deeds are written in English histories.

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image from https://t.co/ZhSfquwJlH

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

Feawa magon foreseon hwider heora weg hi gelæt, oþ hi comon to his ende.

[Tolkien Proverbs @TolkienProverbs]

Few can foresee whither their road will lead them, till they come to its end. LEGOLAS. #LOTR #Tolkien

[Old English Wordhord @OEWordhord]

#OldEnglish #WOTD: un-gestæððig, adj: inconstant, unstable. (un-yeh-STATH-thih / ʌn-jɜ-ˈstæθ-θɪj)

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

@englisce2001 I think literally it means "Thou art. They-are. Goodly."

Syndon is a variant of sind, which means "they are."
Gódlic (long o) means "goodly" or "good."
Questions are generally formed by putting the verb first.

Eart þú godlic? (short o) I think is closer to what you meant.

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

Merry Christmas

La, eormendigle, egeful geryne,
þæt nitenu gesawon þæt niwcennede,
bearn beorhtoste, on binne licgan.
Mægþ mæroste, þære modorcynd
wæs weorþ demed wealdend beran,
Hælend Crist þone Hlaford. Halig God Ælmihtig.

https://t.co/R22a43yzjk

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

@englisce2001 I'm not sure I understand. "You are they are goodly?"

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

@arsamandica That implies that it's all downhill from here. Thanks.

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@sentantiq Pickle

[Dr Caitlin Green @caitlinrgreen]

A 7th-century Anglo-Saxon glass drinking horn, from Rainham, London: https://t.co/x7o84VLnQU

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

just found this recitation of the Wife's Lament
https://t.co/34lffnRVYM

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

fun words:
"swát-cláþ" - "sweat-cloth", handkerchief, towel, napkin; sudarium

"swát" meant sweat but also "blood" so we get words like "swát-fáh", blood-stained, and "swát-swaþu", a bloody track (swath of blood)

when they wiped sweat from their brow i guess they had to clarify

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

Got bored, tried to put this in alliterative verse

La, eormendigle, egeful geryne,
þæt nitenu gesawon þæt niwcennede,
bearn beorhtoste, on binne licgan.
Mægþ mæroste, þære modorcynd
wæs weorþ demed Wealdend beran,
Hælend Crist þone Hlaford. Halig God Ælmihtig.

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

la rice geryne,
ond wræclic haligdom,
þæt wihta gesawon drihten acenned
alegd þær on binne!
eadig fæmne, þære innoþ
sind weorþe to beranne
hælend crist drihten.
alleluia!

https://t.co/4ccaMqPDgM

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

@Norsebysw If we had to justify our interests by our own cultural ties, who would be left to study Klingon? :(

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

"Nan mon ne scyle don his hond to ðære sylg and hawian underbæc..."

"No man shall put his hand to the plow and look back..."

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

And that concludes - finally and after much procrastination and wringing of hands - the first part of the story of St. Guthlac, lazily translated by me.

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

Guthlac obeyed God's will, rejected sin & pride, & thought on heaven with joy since Christ blessed him with holy gifts, so he lived alone in the mountains & sanctified the spirit that he had in youth given to worldly pleasure. An angel watched him & strengthened him spiritually.

[Englisc Utanlondes @utanlondes]

The fear of God was too great in his mind for him to agreeably accept human glory.