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The 33 pages that link to Old English, each with the reason it gives.

• Middle EnglishNarrower topic: Middle English grew from Old English as its inflections weakened and its vocabulary changed.

• Early Modern EnglishNarrower topic: Its highly inflected grammar and largely Germanic vocabulary contrast with Early Modern English.

• BeowulfNarrower topic: The poem’s language preserves a major work of early English literature.

• Lindisfarne GospelsNarrower topic: The interlinear gloss is a major witness to Northumbrian Old English.

• English dialectsNarrower topic: Its regional dialects form the historical starting point for later English variation.

• Modern EnglishNarrower topic: Its grammar and vocabulary differ sharply from Modern English.

• MondayNarrower topic: Mōnandæg, the source of Monday, is an Old English compound meaning “Moon’s day.”

• CottageNarrower topic: The word cottage descends from an Old English term for a small dwelling.

• ConjunctionNarrower topic: English conjunctions inherit forms and patterns from earlier stages of the language.

• FridayNarrower topic: The weekday name comes from Old English Frīġedæġ.

• ThursdayNarrower topic: The English weekday name descends from Old English Þūnresdæg.

• Cædmon's HymnNarrower topic: The hymn is among the earliest surviving poems in this language.

• Fuck (profanity)Narrower topic: The word's recorded history reaches back to early English forms.