What tips can you provide me for writing in the style of old English?

Answer by  xXNeedTheFearXx (77)

Old English is tricky. I recommend reading it aloud to yourself first or listening to an audio version of an Old English story. Try Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," and get used to the sound of the language. Pick out common phonetic combinations and utilize them in your writing.

Answer by  CarolynOsborne (2804)

You'd have to learn Anglo-Saxon if you wanted to write in old English. Archaic English (e. g. , Shakespeare) uses different pronouns (e. g. , "thou"), different vocabulary ("wench"), and different spellings/print (elongated s).

Answer by  diva25 (4016)

They said things like thy and thou. You also say things like "verily I say unto thee. " Meaning I say this to you. Write tings like "How doth... "

Answer by  ajax (186)

It depends on whether you really mean Old English? The term Old English refers to the language spoken in England from about the year 550 AD to 1250 AD. Here's a sample: "Þæt wæs god cyning" means "That was a good king. " Is that how you want to write?