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The Old and Middle English.
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| Southern English. | Northern English. | Modern English. |
| Cildru | Cildes | Children |
| Steorra | Sterra | Star |
| Burgwaru | Burguaras | Burghers |
| Bréost | Brest | Breast |
| Axode | Ascade | Asked |
| Hi | Ða | They |
| Sunu | Sona | Son |
| Synd | Arun | Are |
| Eow | Iuh | You |
| Endlufon | Ællefoo | Eleven |
| Leofath | Hlifes | Lives (vivit) |
| Bóhton | Bochton | Bought |
| Begeondan | Bihionda | Beyond |
| Betweonan | Bituien | Between |
| Clæn-heortan | Claene of hearte | Clean of heart |
| Eorthan sealt | Eorthes salt | Earth's salt |
| Swa hwylc swa | Sua hua | Whoso |
| Ge gehyrdon | Herde ge | Heard ye |
| Gewefen | Gewoefen | Woven |
| Ic secge eow | Ic cueðo iuh to | Quoth I to you |
| Hwitne gedón | Huit geuirce | To make white |
| Ge biddað | Gie bidde | Ye bid |
| Magon gé | Maga gie | May ye |
| Eorþ, þær rust is | Eorð, huer rust is | Earth, where rust is |
| Beforan | Before | Before |
| Geat[1] | Gæt | Gate |
| Treow | Tré | Tree |
| Fæder willan | Faderes willo | Father's will |
| Getimbrode | Getimberde | Timbered (built) |
| Lið | Liges | Lies (jacet) |
- ↑ A Gloucestershire drill-sergeant will to this day tell his yeomanryto ‘dra swurds, and come round like a gee-ut,’ when they wheel. Our classic modern English comes from shires far to the East of Gloucester.
