Category talk:Old English language

Old English vs Anglo-Saxon

Why was OE chosen? Rich Farmbrough

It is the name used almost universally by modern academics. It was preferred to "Anglo-Saxon" partly because it emphasises the continuity with modern English. Widsith 11:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

References

Online stuff with expired copyright:

• An Anglo-Saxon dictionary, based on the manuscript collections of the late Joseph Bosworth, Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller, 1898 (main volume); 1921 (supplement)
• A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Second Edition, John R. Clark Hall, 1916
• An Anglo-Saxon Reader, edited, with notes, a complete glossary, a chapter on versification, and an outline of Anglo-Saxon Grammar, James W. Bright, 1912

--Ivan Štambuk 11:15, 8 December 2007 (UTC)