Do you know what this is ???

[Woody's Janitor]

It's in old English!

1 [....]g fæder, þu þe on heofonum eardast,
2 geweorðad wuldres dreame. Sy þinum weorcum halgad
3 noma niþþa bearnum; þu eart nergend wera.
4 Cyme þin rice wide, ond þin rædfæst willa
5 aræred under rodores hrofe, eac þon on rumre foldan.
6 Syle us to dæge domfæstne blæd,
7 hlaf userne, helpend wera,
8 þone singalan, soðfæst meotod.
9 Ne læt usic costunga cnyssan to swiðe,
10 ac þu us freodom gief, folca waldend,
11 from yfla gewham, a to widan feore

 

[Al33]

OK Teddy, lest I need to remind you,

RULE # 1:

1. Since our Users are predominately English speaking --- any posts using a language other than English must include a full and complete English translation.

Of course I do not know what that it. :

Huntin' Tom, I think a is in order here.

Al

 

[Woody's Janitor]

Al, it's English!!! And you should say it everyday!!!

 

[Al33]

Maybe it is English Teddy,

but i ain't never learnt nothin' like that in my English classes, and I took some of them twice. :

Iffen I was to try readin' that outloud, my coworkers would be calling for the guys in the white uniforms to come and get me.

Al

 

[Woody's Janitor]

Just think, my first half of the semester in English Lit. was studying old works written in the old English. It was horrible trying to read and understand that garbage. :

 

[leadoff]

Definitely Old English. Lord's Prayer, maybe?

 

[Woody's Janitor]

It is indeed the Lord's Prayer!!!! For an anglish( ) teacher, you should know it!!!

 

[leadoff]

I have read a few Old English texts, but they were the "footnote" versions. (Beowulf and The Wanderer, I believe.) I have read some texts in the original Middle English, which is much easier! I feel your pain, WJ! What class are (or were) you taking?

 

[Al33]

Dog gone it Leadoff,

how am I sposed to pay attention to what you're postin' when I can't stop lookin' at your avatar?

 

[leadoff]

how am I sposed to pay attention to what you're postin' when I can't stop lookin' at your avatar?

Sorry, Al! Hopefully, I will be changing it later on this deer season!

 

[Woody's Janitor]

leadoff, I'm taking English Lit. at Toccoa Falls College from a Professor that has an ego bigger than the World Wrestling Stars!!!
Beowulf, Canterbury Tales (The Miller's Tale was funny), Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Dream of a Rood and Caedmon's Hymn just to name a few.

 

[hpurvis]

I knew my old english was bad, but I didn't think it was that bad. I see now why I flunked English.