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Old English (5th – 11th century) - Coggle Diagram
Old English
(5th – 11th century)
Grammar
Suffixation:
Ic cēpe (I keep) – þu cēpst (you keep) – he cēpð (he keeps)
Vowel interchange:
wrītan (to write) – Ic wrāt (I wrote)
Old English was a synthetic language
(the lexical and grammatical notions of the word were contained in one unit
Supplition:
зān (to go) – ēode (went)
Runic inscriptions
The word rune originally meant “secret”, “mystery”
The first runes were
found in Scandinavia
The runes were used as letters; each symbol
indicated a separate sound
The runic alphabet is a specifically Germanic one
The Old English dialects
The Sussex dialect
The Kentish dialect
The Wessex dialect
The Mercian dialect
The Northumbrian dialect
Old English periods. Dates>Events>Population>Languages
7th c. B.C. >Celtic Invasion >Celts >Celtic Dialects
mid.5th c. –late 6th c. >Anglo-Saxon Invasion>Celts, Anglo-Saxons >Celtic Dialects, Old English Dialects
597 > Introduction of Christianity>Celts, Anglo-Saxons>Celtic Dialects, Old English Dialects, Latin
7th c. B.C. –410 A.D.>Roman Invasion >Celts, Romans >Celtic Dialects, Latin
after 8th c.> Scandinavian Invasion>Celts, Anglo-Saxons,Scandinavians (Danes)>Celtic Dialects, Old English Dialects, Latin, Scandinavian Dialects