Post #1404858
2026-02-22 13:07 UTC
@Tinido (I probably only fared this well from gradually easing into it, not being placed in front of a random 1400s text with no other idea of what’s going on)
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@yvanspijk@toot.community 2026-02-22 13:18
@mirabilos @Tinido Interesting to read how you experienced those phases! No, I don't understand these Middle and Old English texts with ease. I understand more than the average layman thanks to my lknowledge of historical phonology, grammar and vocabulary, but I'm more of a generalist than a specialist when it comes to those phases. Only people who have enough experience reading full texts become familiar enough with these languages to understand them fluently.