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minus-squareMatty_rlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·23 days agoI don’t mind it - I found this the other day which I thought was pretty cool: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
minus-squareGeobloke@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·23 days agoLove this! Made it back to 1200, then yeah it was a wall
minus-squareLorindól@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·23 days agoIf you speak German or/and Swedish, the 1000’s can be understood with a bit of effort. I speak both but it still took me awhile to make the right connections.
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 days agoYep, German speaker here. At 1000 I understand about half, but I had to reread the lines multiple times. I got that they got married and he is now a wifman (husband) and that they live as wer and wif. But I didn’t understand that they still hunt the Maister.
minus-squareLorindól@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 days agoI only just now found the modern translation at the end, I’d say I got maybe 50-60% right. But I didn’t get the Maister part either.
minus-squareGeobloke@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoUnfortunately not, only English for me I do remember going to a cathedral in the Netherlands and being able to read some Dutch from the 1100s which was pretty cool!
I don’t mind it - I found this the other day which I thought was pretty cool:
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english
Love this! Made it back to 1200, then yeah it was a wall
If you speak German or/and Swedish, the 1000’s can be understood with a bit of effort. I speak both but it still took me awhile to make the right connections.
Yep, German speaker here. At 1000 I understand about half, but I had to reread the lines multiple times.
I got that they got married and he is now a wifman (husband) and that they live as wer and wif.
But I didn’t understand that they still hunt the Maister.
I only just now found the modern translation at the end, I’d say I got maybe 50-60% right. But I didn’t get the Maister part either.
Unfortunately not, only English for me
I do remember going to a cathedral in the Netherlands and being able to read some Dutch from the 1100s which was pretty cool!