Assignment 1b: Old english/Beowulf

1-Between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century.
2-Angles, Saxon, Jutes and Frisians

3-For example, senġan "to singe" is [sendʒɑn] < /senjɑn/ < *sangjan
and bryċġ "bridge" is [bryddʒ] < /bryjj/ < *bruggjō < *bruɣjō
For example, hring "ring" is [hriŋɡ]; [ŋ] did not occur alone word-finally in Old English as it does in Modern English.
3-Similar sound, similar written and similar phonemes.
4-49
5-Beowulf
7- Between the 8th and the early 11th century
8- Scandinavia and Northern Germany.
9- Grendel, grendel’s mother and the dragon
10- Beowulf finally slays the dragon, but is mortally wounded. He is buried in a tumulus by the sea.
11- It’s unknown
12- Beowulf (1999 film) • Beowulf & Grendel (2005 film) • Beowulf (2007 film).

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