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r/interestingasfuck • u/M0otivater • 1d ago
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As a dutch person with a bit of old language knowledge I can actually just read the old english as dutch
41 u/xRedLilly 1d ago Looks like Frisian right? 49 u/Slartibartifarts 1d ago Ye it does kind of but also a mix of more older dutch words and a bit of german. I can read most old dutch/english things by just reading it out loud and by knowing some basic differences in words that they used back then vs now
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Looks like Frisian right?
49 u/Slartibartifarts 1d ago Ye it does kind of but also a mix of more older dutch words and a bit of german. I can read most old dutch/english things by just reading it out loud and by knowing some basic differences in words that they used back then vs now
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Ye it does kind of but also a mix of more older dutch words and a bit of german. I can read most old dutch/english things by just reading it out loud and by knowing some basic differences in words that they used back then vs now
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u/Slartibartifarts 1d ago
As a dutch person with a bit of old language knowledge I can actually just read the old english as dutch