Old English

[Vasquez109]

Cant remember where it was that I saw it, but Harry Potter was translated into Old English! Ive seen an Anglo-saxon copy too!

[charlotteCH]

Was it from handwriting or was it from inscriptions?

I think it was handwriting but it was ages ago... and maybe transcribers got it wrong?

charlotte

[Vasquez109]

Surely a transcriber would get a second opinion if they were unsure or something looked difficult to read?

[charlotteCH]

Was it from handwriting or was it from inscriptions?

Thinking back over it, it was handwriting in the marriage regs for Nunney Somerset 1811... the bride's surname was Lydbury but I misunderstood and took it to be Sydbury. On an LDS film.
A transcriber hopefully would have greater knowledge and there would be quality checks...

charlotte

[Stovepipe]

Harry Potter was translated into Old English! Ive seen an Anglo-saxon copy too!

Forgive me for being a pedant, but Old English is another name for Anglo Saxon and it died out in the 12th century to be replaced by Middle English.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English

What we are discussing here is the use of the long 's' in Modern English.  Modern English in its earliest form began in the 15th century, well before Shakespeare's time.

[Vasquez109]

Im sorry I should have made myself clearer. I will try to explain myself.

The Anglo-saxon language version looks like it had been written by the monks who did the Anglo-Saxon chronicle while the old english version looks more 18th Century with the long s etc.

[JAP]

Hi Vasquez109,

I'm a tad puzzled by this thread.

I wonder whether you could clarify exactly what it is you want to know ( I thought this had already been answered?) and for what purpose.

This might well help us to help you ...

Very best regards,

JAP

[stonechat]

My family name was Douglass - the first s was written as log s the second short

Bob