LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Old English Alphabet: English Language
built 627 days ago
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) is a dictionary published by the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto under the direction of Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, and Antonette diPaolo Healey. It "defines the vocabulary of the first centuries (600-1150 A.D.) of the English language, using today's most advanced technology. The DOE complements the Middle English Dictionary (which covers the period 1100-1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary, the three together providing a full description of the vocabulary of English." [1]
Source:
The Old English language was used in parts of the British isles till the end of the eleventh century. As it was a very tempestuous period of time characterized by numerous wars and invasions the language at that time undergone various changes and was influenced by several other tongues. The facts that Old English used a runic alphabet and that there are not many clear inscriptions which could be analyzed make it difficult for linguists to describe that period of the history of language with certainty. However, there are many findings by and large accepted as conclusive.
Source:
Old English was developed from 450 to 1150. It was based on Germanic dialects and would seem like a foreign language to present-day English speakers. However, a study in 1986 showed that the hundred most commonly words used in the English language today are of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
English Language