It's exciting when you read something new and actually know most of the words already

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OE Sentence of the Day #OESOTD
Wēnst ðū ðæt ðū ðæt hweorfende hwēol ðonne hit on ryne wyrþ mǣġe onċyrran?
Do you imagine that you can shift the spinning wheel (of fate/chance) when it is in motion? -- Boethius
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OE Sentence of the Day #OESOTD
Ðæt ðætte wē hātaþ Godes foreþonc and his forescēawung . . . siððan hit fullfremed bið, ðonne hātaþ wē hit wyrd. -- OE Boethius
That which we call God's forethought & his providence or fore-seeing … after it is fully shaped, then we call it wyrd.
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Se mónaþ is nemned on Leden Decembris, 7 on úre ġeþéode se ǽrra ġéola, forðan ðá mónþas twéġen syndon nemde ánum naman, óðer se ǽrra ġéola, óðer se æftera. #OldEnglisc #Englisc

Tódæġ is Sæternesdæġ, se þrítigoða dæġ Blódmónðes. Today is Saturday, the thirtieth day of November. #OldEnglisc #Englisc

#LearningOldEnglish FIVE: Locate good models of OE pronunciation. (There are some bad ones online!) One model we recommend, clear & consistent – Josh Tyra's videos, where you can hear the OE, read the OE & follow an interlinear ModE translation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfv... #OldEnglisc #Englisc

#LearningOldEnglish FOUR: Remember the 100-hour rule. Devote 100 hours to any skill or subject & you'll have mastered more than 90% of others attempting the same thing. It's not a competition, but a simple statement of the value of persistence. & the rule holds up quite well in practice. #OldEnglisc

Tódæġ is Ðunresdæġ, se eahta ond twéntigoða dæġ Blódmónðes. Today is Thursday, the eight and twentieth day of November. #OldEnglisc #Englisc

Hwý Englisc?
Forþǽm hit tó úrum heortum clipað.
Forþǽm þá ealdfæderas ġiet ús lǽrað.
Forþǽm his wordlár is wundorlicu.

Why OE?
Because it calls to our hearts.
Because the ancestors are still teaching us.
Because its wordlore is wonderful.
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