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Re:Learn to read Middle English by philwelch on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @02:43PM (#23469409)
> German is English that is not molested by the French of the Normans, and one of the results of this is that the language is more consistent.

There’s a constructed dialect called “Anglish” that attempts to be this more literally.

Re:Learn to read Middle English by wirrbel on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:50AM (#23474352)
wasn't Tolkien trying to not use French roots in the Lord of the Rings?