ELS (100 Old English Words To Middle English)

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History of English Language

100 Old English words and their Middle English Translation

Jhon Mark Permejo


BAELS 1-B

Here are 100 Old English words listed alphabetically

1. ælf (elf)
2. æppel (apple)
3. begen (both)
4. cild (child)
5. dæg (day)
6. ealu (ale)
7. fæder (father)
8. giefan (to give)
9. hægl (hail)
10. ieldra (older)
11. lǣfan (to leave)
12. mǣden (maiden)
13. næfre (never)
14. oxa (ox)
15. pæð (path)
16. ræcan (to reach)
17. sǣ (sea)
18. þæt (that)
19. wearm (warm)
20. yfel (evil)
21. æđele (noble)
22. ǣrist (early)
23. beorn (warrior)
24. cēap (purchase)
25. dēop (deep)
26. eall (all)
27. fæst (fast)
28. gān (to go)
29. hǣlan (to heal)
30. iernan (to run)
31. lǣran (to teach)
32. mægen (strength)
33. nīwe (new)
34. ōfer (over)
35. prȳð (pride)
36. rīce (kingdom)
37. sǣd (seed)
38. þēaw (custom)
39. wadan (to wade)
40. ylding (yielding)
41. æfter (after)
42. bēodan (to offer)
43. cēne (keen)
44. dōn (to do)
45. eald (old)
46. fǣmne (woman)
47. gǣsta (ghosts)
48. hūs (house)
49. inwītan (to accuse)
50. lǣfan (to bequeath)
51. mǣrð (fame)
52. neorxnawang (paradise)
53. oferwinna (conqueror)
54. prēost (priest)
55. rǣfen (plunder)
56. sǣlig (blessed)
57. þencan (to think)
58. wǣpen (weapon)
59. wīfmann (woman)
60. yppan (to boast)
61. ǣmetta (enmity)
62. beorgan (to protect)
63. cū (cow)
64. dēað (death)
65. eorðe (earth)
66. fūl (foul)
67. gēotan (to pour)
68. hǣlo (health)
69. isen (iron)
70. lǣdan (to lead)
71. mæg (kinsman)
72. nīet (useful)
73. onginnan (to begin)
74. prīse (price)
75. rǣgan (to say)
76. swefn (dream)
77. þūsend (thousand)
78. wǣpen (sword)
79. weall (wall)
80. yfla (wicked)
81. ādl (disease)
82. bītan (to bite)
83. cræft (craft)
84. dūn (hill)
85. earl (nobleman)
86. fǣr (fear)
87. gār (spear)
88. hǣðen (heathen)
89. ilca (same)
90. lædan (to carry)
91. mǣre (renowned)
92. nīþ (strife)
93. ōl (ale)
94. rendan (to tear)
95. scīnan (to shine)
96. þreāt (threat)
97. wǣpan (to arm)
98. weg (way)
99. yldo (age)
100. ȳþ (wave)

And here are their Middle English Translation


1. elf (elfe)
2. appel (appel)
3. bothe (bothe)
4. child (child)
5. day (day)
6. ale (ail)
7. fader (fader)
8. given (to give)
9. hail (hayle)
10. elder (older)
11. leven (to leave)
12. maiden (maiden)
13. never (never)
14. ox (oxe)
15. path (path)
16. read (to reach)
17. sea (see)
18. that (that)
19. warm (warm)
20. evil (evil)
21. noble (noble)
22. early (erly)
23. bern (warrior)
24. cheap (purchase)
25. deep (deep)
26. all (al)
27. fast (fast)
28. gan (gan)
29. helen (to heal)
30. rennen (to run)
31. leren (to teach)
32. might (might)
33. newe (new)
34. over (over)
35. pride (pride)
36. reame (kyngdom)
37. seed (seed)
38. thewe (custom)
39. wade (wade)
40. yeldyng (yielding)
41. after (after)
42. bede (to offer)
43. kene (keen)
44. do (to do)
45. old (olde)
46. woman (woman)
47. goostes (ghostes)
48. house (hous)
49. accuse (to accuse)
50. bequeathen (to bequeath)
51. fame (fame)
52. paradys (paradise)
53. conquerour (conquerour)
54. preest (priest)
55. raven (raven)
56. blessid (blessed)
57. thynken (to think)
58. weapon (weapon)
59. wyfman (woman)
60. boste (to boast)
61. enmyte (enmity)
62. save (to protect)
63. cow (cowe)
64. deth (death)
65. erthe (erth)
66. foul (foul)
67. yoten (to pour)
68. hele (health)
69. iron (yron)
70. lede (to lead)
71. kin (kinsman)
72. nyste (useful)
73. biginne (to begin)
74. pris (pryce)
75. seggen (to say)
76. sweven (dreem)
77. thousand (thousand)
78. sword (sword)
79. wall (walle)
80. wicked (wicked)
81. eche (ache)
82. biten (to bite)
83. craft (craft)
84. down (downe)
85. erle (erl)
86. fere (fere)
87. gar (gar)
88. heathen (hethen)
89. ilk (same)
90. lede (to carry)
91. more (renowned)
92. nythe (strife)
93. ale (ale)
94. renden (to teare)
95. shyne (to shine)
96. threat (threat)
97. wape (to arm)
98. way (way)
99. elde (age)
100. ytheid (wave)

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