Vocabulary of Middle English 1100's (engliſc)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Numerals: masculine, feminine, neuter

1.    mother           moder, þe moder, moder
2.    father           fader, þe fader
3.    sister           ſƿuſtor, þe ſƿuſtor, ſƿuſtren
4.    brother           broðer, þe broðer, ƽebroðre
5.    daughter           dohter, þe dohter, dohter
6.    son           ſune, þe ſune, ſunan


God lufede middaneard ſƿa þæt he ſealde hyſ akennedan ſune
þæt nan ne forƿurðe þe on hine ƽelefð ac habbe þæt eche lyf.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           wæter, þat wæter
2.    fire           fyr, þat fyr
3.    sun           ſunne, þe ſunne
4.    moon           mone, þe mone
5.    wind           ƿind, þe ƿind, ƿindeſ
6.    rain           ren, þe ren, renaſ


1.    one           an, an, an
2.    two           tƿeiƽen, tƿa, tƿa
3.    three           þreo, þreo, þreo
4.    four           feoƿer
5.    five           fif
6.    six           ſix


Ure dayƽhƿamlice hlaf ſyle uſ todayƽ.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat          
2.    dog           hund, þe hund
3.    horse           horſ, þat horſ
4.    cow          
5.    fish           fiſc, þe fiſc, fixaſ
6.    bird           fuƽel, þe fuƽel, fuƽeleſ
7.    tree           treoƿ, þat treoƿ
8.    flower          


Her yſ godſpelleſ angin Hælendeſ Criſteſ Godeſ ſune.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           hƿit, hƿit
2.    black           blac, blac
3.    red           read, read
4.    green           grene
5.    yellow           ƽeluƿe
6.    blue          
7.    grey          
8.    brown          


And ſƿa eoƿ ƿilleð þæt eoƿ men do; doð hem ƽelice.

Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31

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Ƿurðe þinne fæder and þine moder; and lufe þine
nextan ſƿa þe ſelfne.

Honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19

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And he cƿæð to þam hælende. Drihten ƽemune þu me. þanne þu kymſt on þin rice.
Þa cƿæð ſe hælend to hym. to daiƽ þu byſt mid me on paradiſe.

Then he [the man on the cross next to Him] said "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
He replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
The Bible, Luke 23,42-43

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9. Fader ure þu þe ert on heofene, Sye þin name ƽehalƽed.
10. Tobecume þin rice. Ƽeƿurðe þin ƽeƿille on eorðan ſƿa ſƿa on heofenan.
11. Ure dayƽhƿamlice hlaf ſyle uſ todayƽ.
12. And forƽyf uſ ure geltaſ, ſƿa ſƿa ƿe forƽyfeð ure geltenden.
13. And ne læd þu uſ on coſtnunge ac aleſ uſ of yfele.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

  1. ſunnen dæi
  2. Monendæiƽ
  3. Tiƿæſ dæƽ
  4. Ƿodneſ dei
  6. fridæi
  7. ſaterdei
  1. norð
  2. ſuð
  3. eſt
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