Language/Old-english-ca-450-1100/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions
Hi Old English (ca. 450-1100) learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will expand our emotions and feelings Vocabulary! Learning emotions and feelings can help you communicate better with your partners, friends, family, and people in general. Are you ready to dive into the world of feelings and emotions in Old English (ca. 450-1100)? Let's get started with the table of contents!
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Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Here is the list of emotions and feelings we will explore in Old English (ca. 450-1100):
| Old English (ca. 450-1100) | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bliss | /bliss/ | Bliss |
| Melancholig | /mel-ahn-kol-ig/ | Melancholic |
| Wistful | /wist-ful/ | Wistful |
| Angry | /ang-gree/ | Angry |
| Agitated | /aj-i-tay-tid/ | Agitated |
| Disgusted | /dis-guh-stid/ | Disgusted |
| Dismayed | /dis-mayd/ | Dismayed |
| Jealous | /jeh-luss/ | Jealous |
Let's go deeper into the meaning of each word and how it can be used in context.
Bliss[edit | edit source]
This word represents pure happiness, joy, and contentment. You can use this word to describe a moment of pure enjoyment, like listening to your favorite song or seeing a beautiful landscape.
- Person 1: Dryhten! Me hearde þisne sang ærest and hit gefeoll of þæt heort to bliss (Lord! I heard this song for the first time and it fell on my heart with bliss)
- Person 2: Sændan mē āhwǣr hæleðe færlice tō blissian (Send me suddenly anywhere to enjoy)
Melancholig[edit | edit source]
If you feel sad without any specific reason or cause, you may use this word to describe your feelings. It's a feeling of sadness, sorrow, and negative emotions.
- Person 1: Me is swīðe melancholig; hwǣrlīcost ic sceal ēast oððe wēst (I am very sorrowful; I must go east or west)
- Person 2: Gif þēos stōwa nāht elles, simle wid on Mercury os giesnessian, þæt hit gemētan wyle Cristes gesīþas on Heofenum, þonne is þæt swīðe wearm fyr and God rum, and se ylca ansund and unswicolīc geond þā ealle hwīle þēs middangeardes mōton scealt bēon swēte geond ealle ðā hond and melancholige (If this place is not anything else, always look at Mercury, that Christ's companions in Heaven will meet it, then it is a very warm fire and a spacious God, and the same healthy and reliable throughout all the time which must be sweet throughout all the hands and melancholic)
Wistful[edit | edit source]
This word refers to the feeling of longing, nostalgia and desire for something unattainable or lost. You can use this word to describe the wistful sensation that arises when you remember a distant past or dream of something you cannot reach.
- Person 1: Nu ic wistful waga and ðæt wīd fēorr hetes ǣhtes þinglufan sēcan (Now I wander wistfully and seek the love of things, far away from here)
- Person 2: Wīsdōm sceal gumena geðonc, yldo bearnum, æþelinga bearnum, geond sceððan dǣlan, se þe wile, mǣrðum wrixlan, hi seo mōdġiƿe (Wisdom shall pass through the minds of men, to children of old age and children of nobility, distributed throughout the land, whoever wishes, exchange with glories, she knows the wistful)
Angry[edit | edit source]
We all experience anger once in a while, and this word describes this intense, unpleasant emotion. You can use this word when you feel mad or upset because of a situation, person or event.
- Person 1: Ne ic eom nā yfelnysse ne yfle deaðe costian, ac ic eom unrōt mīnre heorde, þæt hīe næfre ne yfele ne ordicade me (I am not tempting wickedness or evil death, but I am angry with my flock, that they have neither evil nor injured me)
- Person 2: Weaxa þū swīðe gedrēfed, ac tūnian þū, þonne þū sist þone getēona geond tīdnes wunden (Grow you, very angry, but calm you, when you see the temptation twisted through the times)
Agitated[edit | edit source]
This word describes a person who is unnerved, worried or disturbed. You can use it to talk about someone who is greatly concerned or upset.
- Person 1: Me is swīðe ǣswundriged, hwī nān āw rīdan ofer þisne eard tō me (I am greatly agitated, why has no one ridden over this land to me?)
- Person 2: Þǣr ic mæg agitan hēruma hǣtan and beorhtre beorhtra, drenc and dicel ǣran āflæste (There I can dispel the agitation of heartier heat and brighter heights, drink and relieve the dark passions)
Disgusted[edit | edit source]
If you feel revulsion or disgust towards something, you may use this word to describe your feelings. It's a physical or emotional reaction to something extremely unpleasant or disturbing.
- Person 1: Ne bið þæt min mōd ne mines innaðes meaht, ac ðæt is mid helle acwealdestream gegoten, þæt ic þonne synna gyssian sceole and on ðæt eegrīcfolc hīrende gefīeosan, ealles to gelīcost wið ðæt ðū me gehēte (It's not my mind nor my inner strength, but with Hell's death stream poured, so I should seek sins and feel frightened by that fearful folk, entirely like what you promised me)
- Person 2: þā bēonde spræc þone word mid ðǣre tunge ðe hē ǣr mid þǣre sāwle þrowode; and hē wæs swealh and swelced, furðum ond middanweardum of ðǣre lēoman (He spoke the word with the tongue from beyond, the one he suffered with his soul before; and he was swallowed and enfolded, in front and in the middle of his body)
Dismayed[edit | edit source]
This word represents a feeling of despair, anxiety, or apprehension towards a situation or event. You can use this word to describe your feelings when you are hopeless or lost.
- Person 1: Þonne ic þē ne mæg forðseon, æt hwōm þū ne aðofta gemyndgiest sēle and his fætte hlihhan (When I cannot foresee you, at whom you don't often remember the best and his fat laughter)
- Person 2: Se hund wæs æfterferhð, mādma mǣst; woldon ðā wīgendes Wīringa tō wenianne, þæt hym ār nǣfre gesælde, ðæt hī ofer ðæt gefliemde flot geseglan (The dog was an outrunner, the greatest treasure; then the warriors of the Wyrings would want to hope, that it had never happened to them, that they had to flee over the flood)
Jealous[edit | edit source]
If you feel envious or suspicious of someone, you may use this word to describe your feelings. It's a negative emotion that arises when you perceive someone else as a threat or a rival.
- Person 1: Hwæt mǣnan ðā wīciað and wisian, ðāra ðe Noe wīda fēða fela burhwelan bæle weardode, þæt ic wæs stundum iu monna geond nergan ðurh nealles (What do those who wander and guide mean, who Noe with wide feet guarded many towns from fire, to whom I was at times no enemy at all?)
- Person 2: Wīsdōm sceal gumena geðonc, mǣre mǣgða, ūt gonan, ofer cunnian, grǣga fela, geara gesēlla, þonne his geðanc āhōgeð, fore þon wīde weorðeð, þonne him edwenden ēce gefrǣgn ðæt hē selfa mid gemengeð, þonne hē on eall wēste wiðworhtend ofer eternesse eaðþost mǣge forð and geleornian (Wisdom shall pass through the minds of men, to the famous kin, to go out, to search thoroughly, many gray things, ready companions, when his thought is high-minded, because it becomes widely known, then it learns that he himself mingles with the eternal change, when he can go forth and learn with ease against all workers of devastation in the wilderness)
Now that we have talked about all the emotions and feelings in Old English (ca. 450-1100), it's time for you to use them in a dialogue!
Dialogue:
- Person 1: Hwæt is þīn geðeaht? (What is your opinion?)
- Person 2: Ic eom blisse inde.(I am filled with joy.)
- Person 1: Hwæt þincð þe bē him swīðe snoterrond? (What do you think of him being so wise?)
- Person 2: Hm, ǣlces fīfterian wearð ēac þāt wistfulnes ġefēran. (Hm, every cleverness also brings wistfulness together.)
- Person 1: Hwā þæt mið cweðþ, swæðer hē gesehwǣne sē wæs oððe geswīcaþ? (Who says that, whether he was seen or disappeared?)
- Person 2: Gesehþ and swelhð; þæt cymeð āngyn (Seen and folded; that comes first)
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