I translated some rural-related stuff in old english recently @civilwarbore
@civilwarbore actually most of the rural stuff is very recogizable
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@civilwarbore *recognizable rather. It's because working and "peasant" words in English are derived from old English usually -
@civilwarbore fishermen, shepherds, oxherds, smiths, etc. are pretty much the same - Show replies
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@AdmiralHip I'm not sure whether it's odd or not that rural/agricultural terms are more conservative in their evolution. -
@civilwarbore language doesn't change as fundamentally as we might think within language groups - Show replies
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