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).