How to Use Old English in a Sentence

Old English

noun
  • Before farms and estates claimed the land, this area was covered by forest, or weald in Old English.
    — Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Known as wynn, the letter Ƿ is extremely common in our Old English sources.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Ozempic for Old English Sheepdogs?
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Even though two copies dated earlier had the poem in Old English, it wasn't included within the main text, but rather in the margins.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • The cafe is also dog-friendly and even has its own mascot, Gurumi, the owner’s Old English Sheepdog.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Old English name has continued to rise in popularity since then, reaching its peak in 2014.
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Others speculated that Bowie could have Old English Sheepdog in his genes, while many simply focused on his cuteness.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Old English was a precursor to modern English and was spoken in England during the early Middle Ages.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
  • Addressing this through the framework of crime fiction—laced with surreal doses of Old English and Celtic folklore—produces a fascinating hybrid that is Miller’s alone.
    — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Live piano soundtracks the chatter of couples who married here decades ago during the building's past life as the Old English Inn, back now to celebrate anniversaries in considerably more glamorous style.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Two earlier copies contain the poem in Old English, but as afterthoughts — translated from Latin and scrawled into the margin or appended but not within the text's main body, according to the researchers.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Two earlier copies contain the poem in Old English, but as afterthoughts — translated from Latin and scrawled into the margin or appended but not within the text’s main body, according to the researchers.
    — Andrea Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • Burgers, sandwiches, wings, chips and dips, and Detroit-style pizzas are on the menu along with Millie Lou’s Old English D’s pretzels with Union Assembly dips on Friday.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The golden retriever and Labrador retrievers, popular pets who have never won Best in Show, were fan favorites, as were a Sussex spaniel named Goober and one of the Best in Show competitors, an Old English sheepdog named Graham.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Of the final contenders—Zaida the Afghan hound, Cookie the Maltese, JJ the Lhasa apso, Graham the Old English sheepdog, Cota the Chesapeake Bay retriever, Penny the Doberman pinscher, and Wager the smooth fox terrier—four-year-old Penny was crowned the year’s top dog.
    — Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026

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