Ic eom mare þonne þes middangeard,
læsse þonne hondwyrm, leohtre þonne mona,
swiftre þonne sunne.
I am greater than this middle world,
less than a mite(?), lighter (brighter?) than the moon,
swifter than the sun.
Ic eom mare þonne þes middangeard,
læsse þonne hondwyrm, leohtre þonne mona,
swiftre þonne sunne.
lavengro wrote:I am working through Chapter 2 and thought I was losing my brain trying to match the poem extract from Maxims II (top of page 16 in the latest edition) with the audio at Track 9, but then realized there is some material missing from the text but spoken on the audio (set out in bold below -from the more complete excerpt at the bottom of page 19):" ............................... Fyrd sceal ætsomne,
tirfæstra getrum. ........ Treow sceal on eorle,
wisdom on were.
"Loyalty belongs in a nobleman, wisdom in a man" - I suppose the sentiment is open to debate.
not sure how awkward the spacing will present, I was not sure how to tab or indent
I started Unit 2. I'll just say if you hear something that's not on the page, no worries, as it comes up later, in full.
lavengro wrote:I'm definitely enjoying this text. But my metric may be different than others, as I value something that is interesting over something that may be more efficient but less interesting.
Ser wrote:sfuqua wrote:I'm using Windows..., and... the Icelandic keyboard for my android phone.... I wonder about Linux...
I'm on Linux...
reineke wrote:Re: TY Complete Old EnglishSer wrote:sfuqua wrote:I'm using Windows..., and... the Icelandic keyboard for my android phone.... I wonder about Linux...
I'm on Linux...
Ser wrote:lavengro wrote:Quick question: to reproduce the squiggly characters...even more gibberishy...without a cat.
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lavengro wrote:As much as I like trying to solve puzzles such as the riddle in Chapter 3 (Riddle 66 from the Exeter Book), I became too distracted by the word "hondwyrm" ("hand worm") to put on my best riddling hat.Ic eom mare þonne þes middangeard,
læsse þonne hondwyrm, leohtre þonne mona,
swiftre þonne sunne.
I am greater than this middle world,
less than a mite(?), lighter (brighter?) than the moon,
swifter than the sun.
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