Re: Anglo-Saxon

From: Michael Smith
Message: 30506
Date: 2004-02-02

Thankyou very much, that was a big help!

-Michael
--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Juergen ...."
<bayernfurimmer@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone know how I can say "Hello, leave your voice (or
> message) after the tone (or sound). Goodbye" in Old English/Anglo-
> Saxon? It's for my phone message.
> -Michael
>
> - God dæg (God daeg: the ae combines into the letter
ash
> (alt145/alt230) " æ "). Means Good day.
> Also you can say "Ic grete þe" (Ic grete (th)e: the
(th)
> stands for the letter thorn(alt254) " þ "). Means I greet you.
> - Wes gesund, is a common way to say Good bye.
> Wes ðu hal, (Wes (eth)u hal: the (eth) stands for the
letter
> eth(alt240) " ð ")is another way to say Good bye.
> - Also if you are saying Good bye to more than one person,
> then say Beoð ge gesunde (Beo(eth) ge gesunde).
> You pronounce every single letter. Like in German.
> æ Æ Ash is pronounced as (a in pat).
> þ Þ Thorn is pronounced as (th in thin).
> ð Ð Eth or Edh is pronounced as (th in the).
>
> You might want to ask here:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Anglo_Norse_languages/
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> -Juergen