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Jon Boy
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This one might be hard to google, but it shouldn't be too hard to translate.

"þa wearð an his cnapena to cuð þam mædene, and þurh deofles tihtinge hi digollice lufode; ac he ne dorste ameldian his ungemetegodan lufe."

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Kayla
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::sticks nose in air::

<-- strictly a googler

[Razz]

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Eruve Nandiriel
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awww...this one doesn't work with google... [Frown]

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Kayla
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Yeah, it's just a weirdo dialect of English. Something about pa wearing something somewhere and something being the worse something in his life.

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Jon Boy
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I just said it might be hard to Google. Are you not up to the challenge?

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Eruve Nandiriel
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Kayla,

Jon Boy, are you sure you spelled it right?

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Kayla
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KU is playing basketball! (Rock chalk Jayhawk!)

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Jon Boy
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Here's some help:

þ = hard th
ð = soft th

Yes, I'm sure it's spelled right. [Smile]

[ November 21, 2003, 09:41 PM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]

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Speed
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That's a toughie. If I were to google how to make those characters, I'd feel triumphant.

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eslaine
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quote:
shear?AN of yuis of chnapena Chew's is that?to m?dene, Andes to?uryu of deofles to tiyutinge yui to digolliche to lufode;ach yue not to dorste of ameldian of yuis of ungemetegodan to lufe."

--Babelfish, Russian to English.

Chew's is that? [Big Grin]

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Eruve Nandiriel
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grrrrr.....

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Kayla
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That was an his ??? to kin (aquaintence, tribe) those maidens, and that devil ??? ??? ??? loved, but he ?? ??? Discover (betray?) his ??? life?

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Jon Boy
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Getting (somewhat) close, Kayla.

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Yozhik
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There was one of his boys as knew the girl, and through devil's exhortations secretly loved her, but he did not dare to make known his immoderate love.

Wish I had some context here...

[ November 22, 2003, 09:37 PM: Message edited by: Yozhik ]

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Kayla
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Don't worry Yozhik, Jon Boy is just professing his undying. . . admiration for me. [Wink]

[ November 22, 2003, 09:43 PM: Message edited by: Kayla ]

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Yozhik
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And here I thought it was me. [Frown]

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Kayla
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Well, since you are the one who broke the code, I'm sure his undying admiration died and he'll move on to you. But, on the up side, I have all my Christmas shopping done (except for my son, of course.)

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Yozhik
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What did you buy for me?

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Kayla
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Oh, I didn't buy you anything!

Here's your present.

[Kiss]

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Yozhik
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Awwww..... [Blushing]

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Jon Boy
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Not bad, Yozhik. The first part should go "Then one of his boys became acquainted with the girl." It's from the beginning of Ælfric's "The Devil and the Apostate."

So do you know Old English, or are you just a good Googler?

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Yozhik
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Googler.

(As a future librarian/information specialist, tracking down bits of odd information is my job. Or it will be, anyway.)

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Jon Boy
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Impressive . . . most impressive.

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