FAO Old Git

You'd be surprised at how much easier Chaucer is to read if you know Dutch. I'd say it's almost 30% Dutch (e.g. soote = zoet, eek = ook, ferre = ver, well..beste = best wel)

Posted By: Steve in Holland on April 11th 2007 at 17:36:13

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FAO Old Git (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 11, 17:36:13
- Yes, it's a fascinating linguistic crossover (at the risk of rivalling Otto (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 11, 17:40:09
  - Risk of Rivalling Creo more like (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 11, 17:43:44
    - I've lost the golden touch sadly (n/m) (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 11, 18:08:36
  - Bloody hell, a quack and an incomplete post (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 11, 17:41:37
  - What's Chaucerian / Dutch for QUACK? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 11, 17:40:47
    - Kwak (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 11, 17:43:35
- Yes, it's a fascinating linguistic crossover (at the risk of rivalling Otto (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 11, 17:40:09

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