Erik Harrison

The Old English word for small is lytel. The word is an adjective used to describe something that is not large.

The Old English word behind “sorry” is sāriġ, which meant “sad, grieved”. To apologise, people asked for forgiveness: forġif mē, “forgive me”.

To say ‘someone is beautiful’ in Old English, use hē is fæger. This phrase is used to describe a person who has a pleasing physical appearance.

The English phrase “happy birthday” is translated into Old English as Gesǣlig gebyrddæg. This phrase is used to express good wishes for someone’s birthday.

The Old English word for ‘room’ is rūm. rūm refers to a division in a building, but it can also mean an open space or an extent.

The English phrase “welcome” is translated into Old English as Wilcume. Wilcume is used as an interjection to express a greeting upon someone’s arrival.

The English phrase ‘calm down’ is translated as geswica in Old English. To become less excited (verb)

The Old English for “of course, certainly” is witodlīċe. sōþlīċe, “truly”, is also common. witodlīċe means “certainly, truly”.

ic eom is the Old English way to say “I am”.

The English word ‘send’ is translated into Old English as sendan. The verb means to make something go somewhere.