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Hwæt dēst þū? is the Old English way to say “what are you doing?”. This phrase is used to ask a person about their current activity.

The usual Old English verb for “stop” in the sense of ceasing is geswīcan. Another common verb is blinnan.

Old English had no verb for missing a person. To say “I miss you”, use mē langaþ æfter þē, literally “it longs me after you”.

The Old English for “last night” is ġiestran niht, “yester-night”. The spelling ġystran niht is also found.

The English phrase west is west in Old English.

The Old English way to say bye is bēo gesund. This phrase serves as a short form for goodbye.

The English phrase “I am doing well” is translated into Old English as me is wel.

The Old English word for church is cirice. The term refers to a house of worship.

The English word money is translated as feoh in Old English. feoh is used to refer to currency.

The Old English verb for ‘to like’ is līcian. līcian is used to express that something is found pleasing or agreeable.