Old English

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

Old English had no separate everyday verb for drawing pictures.

The Old English way to say “sir” is hlāford. hlāford is a noun used to address any male, particularly when his specific name or proper address is unknown.

The Old English word for library is bōchūs. bōchūs refers to an institution that holds books.

The Old English phrase for “wake up” is wæcnan. This verb is used to describe the act of becoming awake.

In Old English, ‘also’ is translated as eac. eac is used to add another piece of information or to indicate that something else is included.

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

The English phrase “how are you?” is translated into Old English as Hū eart þū?

In Old English, ‘them’ is translated as hīe. The word hīe is a third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb.

In Old English, the English word ‘she’ is expressed as hēo.