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    Middle English Vocabulary: Lykhosherstova Yuliia Palamarchuk Vctoriia Kirichok Nadiia

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    Middle English was the language spoken between approximately 1100-1500 AD in England. It developed from Old English and transitioned into Early Modern English by 1500. Some key periods of Middle English included Early Middle English from 1100-1250 AD, characterized by regional dialects, and Central Middle English from 1250-1400 AD, when the London dialect rose to prominence. Literature from this era includes Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Canterbury Tales, written in verse and prose to describe a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. The document provides some common Middle English words from the time period and their modern English translations.

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    Middle English was the language spoken between approximately 1100-1500 AD in England. It developed from Old English and transitioned into Early Modern English by 1500. Some key periods of Middle English included Early Middle English from 1100-1250 AD, characterized by regional dialects, and Central Middle English from 1250-1400 AD, when the London dialect rose to prominence. Literature from this era includes Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Canterbury Tales, written in verse and prose to describe a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. The document provides some common Middle English words from the time period and their modern English translations.

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    Middle English was the language spoken between approximately 1100-1500 AD in England. It developed from Old English and transitioned into Early Modern English by 1500. Some key periods of Middle English included Early Middle English from 1100-1250 AD, characterized by regional dialects, and Central Middle English from 1250-1400 AD, when the London dialect rose to prominence. Literature from this era includes Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Canterbury Tales, written in verse and prose to describe a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. The document provides some common Middle English words from the time period and their modern English translations.

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    Middle English was the language spoken between approximately 1100-1500 AD in England. It developed from Old English and transitioned into Early Modern English by 1500. Some key periods of Middle English included Early Middle English from 1100-1250 AD, characterized by regional dialects, and Central Middle English from 1250-1400 AD, when the London dialect rose to prominence. Literature from this era includes Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Canterbury Tales, written in verse and prose to describe a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. The document provides some common Middle English words from the time period and their modern English translations.

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    Middle English

    Vocabulary
    Lykhosherstova
    Yuliia
    Palamarchuk
    Vctoriia
    What Is Middle English?

    • Middle English is the version


    of the language that falls
    between Old English and
    Modern English. It started
    around 1100 A.D. and shifted
    to Early Modern English
    around 1500 A.D. Middle
    English itself is also broken
    down into three different
    periods, including Early
    Central Middle
    English: London
    Dialect
    Sometimes called the
    London dialect, Central
    Middle English was spoken
    from about 1250 to 1400.
    One of the reasons that this
    period is so famous is
    because of the writers.
    Common Middle English Examples

    • There are a few common words you’ll likely encounter in various


    Middle English texts. Since spelling wasn’t as standardized at the
    time, these words might have slightly different spellings in different
    works. Review a few common Middle English words and their
    meanings here.
    Al be that - Kan - Know; know how
    to; can
    Although Lite - Little
    Anon - At once; at Moot - May; must; ought
    another time to; so
    Bet - Better Nat - Not
    Can - Know; be Noon - None; no
    able Nyce: foolish
    Cas - Happening Pryme - 9 A.M.
    Rede - Advise; interpret;
    now; chance
    read
    Coy - Quiet Shaltow - You shall
    Echo - Each one Thilke - This; that; at that
    Everich - Every; Tho - Those; then
    Middle
    English
    Period in
    Literature
    Middle English isn’t
    something you are
    going to encounter on
    the street today (unless
    you are at a medieval
    The Canterbury
    Tales
    Written by
    Geoffrey Chaucer
    he Canterbury Tales
    uses verse and prose
    to describe the journey
    of pilgrims to the
    Canterbury Cathedral.
    • Leef - Dear
    • Mete - Food
    Just a few Middle • Ny - Near
    English words
    • Paas - Pace or slow walk
    you might find
    • Routh - Pity
    interesting
    • Siker - Trusty
    include:
    • Verray - True
    Ther was a duc that highte Theseus;
    • Middle English : Of Atthenes he was lord and
    Whilom, as olde stories governour,
    Modern English: Once, as old
    tellen us, histories tell us,
    There was a duke who was called
    Theseus;
    He was lord and governor of Athens

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