Old English language

Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. It is a West Germanic language and therefore is similar to Old Frisian and Old Saxon. It is also quite similar to Old Norse (and by extension, to modern Icelandic).

References

• {{Book reference | Author=Campbell, A. | Title=Old English Grammar | Publisher=Oxford: Oxford University Press | Year=1959 | ID=ISBN 0-19-811943-7}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Lass, Roger | Title=Old English: A historical linguistic companion | Publisher=Cambridge: Cambridge University Press | Year=1994 | ID=ISBN 0-521-43087-9}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Mitchell, Bruce, and Fred C. Robinson | Title=A Guide to Old English | Publisher=6th edition. Oxford: Blackwell | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 0-63-122636-2}}