Gretingas and Lytel Spræc/ Greetings and Small Talk

Hello. Wes þu hal[wes thu hal].
Good-bye.God þe mid sie [god thē mid sie].

Good morning (day/ evening).	Good night.
God morgen (dæg/ æfen).	God niht.
god MOR-yen (dey/ Æ-fen).	god nikht.

How are you?	I am fine.	And you?
Hu gæþ hit?	Hit gæþ god.	And þe for?
hu gæth hit?	hit gæth god.	and the for?

I have a headache (toothache/ terrible pain in the spleen).

Ic hæbbe heafodece (toþwærc/ atolicne miltewærc).

ich HÆB-be HEA-fod-e-che (TOTH-wærk/ A-to-lich-ne MIL-te-wærk).

What is your name?	My name is Alfred.
Hu hatte þu?	Ic hatte Ælfræd.
hu HAT-te thu?	ich HAT-te ÆLF-ræd.

Excuse me, Lord Alfred.	I'm sorry, Lady Ealhswith.
Forgief me, Leof Ælfræd.	Ic sarie, Leof Ealhswiþ.
FOR-yief me, leof ÆLF-ræd.	ich SA-rie, leof EALKH-swith.

Please.	Thank-you.	Yes.	No.
Ic bidde.	Ic þancie þe.	Gea.	Na.
ich BID-de.	ich than-chie the.	yea.	na.

He is Lord Alfred.	Knight/ Count/ Duke/ King
He is Ælfræd, hlaford.	Ridere/ Eorl/ Ealdorman/ Cyning
he is ÆLF-ræd, HLA-ford.	RI-de-re/ eorl/ EAL-dor-mann/ KY-ning

She is Lady Ealhswith.	Countess/ Duchess/ Queen
Heo is Ealhswiþ, hlæfdige.	Ides/ Ealdorwif/ Cwen
heo is EALKH-swith, HLÆf-di-ye.	I-des/ EAL-dor-wif/ kwen
What time is it? Hwæt is seo tid? hwęt is sēo tid?	It is 6am (9am/ noon/ 3pm/ 6pm/ 9pm/ midnight). Hit is prim (undern/ middæg/ non/ æfansang/ nihtsang/ midniht). hit is prim (UN-dern/ MID-dey/ non/ Æ-fan-sang/ NIKHT-sang/ MID-nikht).

On þæm Markte/ At the Market

Where are the merchants? Hwær sind þa cypmenn? hwær sind tha CHYP-menn?	Do you have a saddle (brooch/ bow)? Hæfst þu sadol (preon/ bogan)? hæfst thu SA-dol (preon/ BO-gan)?
How much is it? Hwæt is þæt ceapgyld? hwæt is thæt CHEAP-yyld?	It is one (two/ three) dollars. Þæt ceapgyld is an (twa/ þreo) hund peninga. thæt CHEAP-yyld is an (twa/ threo) hund PE-ning-ga.
	four/ five/ six/ seven/ eight/ nine/ ten feower/ fif/ siex/ seofan/ eahta/ nigon/ tien FEO-wer/ fif/ siex/ SEO-fan/ EAKH-ta/ NI-yon/ tien
Do you have gloves (capes/ socks)? Hæfst þu glofa (cæppan/ soccas)? hæfst thu GLO-fa (KÆP-pan/ SOK-kas)?	Do you have it in blue (green)? Hæfst þu hit on hæwenre (grenre) deage? hæfst thu hit on HÆ-wen-re (GREN-re) DĒA-ye?
	red/ yellow/ purple/ brown/ black/ white reod/ geolu/ purpuren/ brun/ blæc/ hwit reod/ YEO-lu/ PUR-pu-ren/ brun/ blæch/ hwit

Where is the battlefield?	Where is an inn?
Hwær is seo wælstow?	Hwær is inn?
hwęr is sēo WĘL-stow?	hwær is inn?

Do you have a room?	Where is the bathroom?
Hæfst þu bur?	Hwær migþ man?
hæfst thu bur?	hwær mijth man?

Go up (downward).	Turn right (left).
Ga uppe (niþerweard).	Gecir to swiþrum (winstrum).
ga UP-pe (NI-ther-weard).	ye-CHIR to SWITH-rum (WINS-trum).
Where is the stable? Hwær is se steall? hwær is se steall?	I wish to buy a horse (hound/ pelican). Ic wille hors (hund/ dufedoppan) bycgan. Ich WIL-le hors (hund/ DU-FE-dop-pan) BY-jan.
Æt þære Ceastre/ At the Castle Where is the feast-hall? Hwær is beorsele? hwær is BEOR-se-le?	Are you coming to the feast? Cymst þu to beorscipe? kymst thu to BEOR-shi-pe?

	Sit with me.
	Sitt mid me.
	sitt mid me.
Pass the bread (cheese/ butter/ salt). Gief me to handa hlaf (cyse/ butere/ sealt). yief mē to HAN-da hlaf (chy-se/ BU-te-re/ sealt).	I want to bite your sweetcakes. Ic wille þin swetmetas bitan. ich WIL-le thin SWET-me-tas BI-tan.
May I bite your cake (radish/ nose)? Mot ic þin focan (rædic/ nosu) bitan? mot ich thin FO-kan (RÆ-dich/ NO-su) BI-tan?	What a magnificent moustache! Hwæt micellic cenep! hwæt MI-chel-lich che-nep!

Do you have a knife?	What a long weapon!
Hæfst þu cnif?	Hwæt lang wæpen!
hæfst thu knif?	hwæt lang WÆ-pen!

I like this drink (mead).	I like this beer (cider).
Þes drinc (medu) licaþ me.	Þis beor (æppelwin) licaþ me.
thes drink (ME-du) LI-kath me.	this beor (ÆP-pel-win) LI-kath me.

Would you have some more? Wilt þu ma habban? wilt thū ma HAB-ban?	My stomach feels like a wet otter. Min maga þyncþ me swa wæt otor. min MA-ga thykth mē swa węt O-tor.
What a beautiful dress (necklace)! Hwæt sciene hrægel (healswriþa)! hwęt SHĪE-ne HRĘ-yel (HEALS-wri-tha)!	You have such shining gems (such shining pearls). Þu hæfst swilce glade gimmas (swilc gladu meregrotu). thu hæfst SWIL-che GLA-de YIM-mas (swilch GLA-du ME-re-gro-tu).
What do you do for fun? Hwæt dest þu for gamne? hwæt dest thu for GAM-ne?	I play with dice (chessmen). Ic plegie mid tæflum (peorþum). ich PLE-yie mid TÆF-lum (PEOR-thum).
Would you like to dance? Licaþ hit þe hleapan? LI-kath hit the HLEA-pan?	I play the lyre (pipes/ tambourine). Ic plegie hearpan (pipan/ timpana). ich PLE-yie HEAR-pan (PI-pan/ TIM-pa-na).
Yes, I would like to dance. Gea, hit licaþ me hleapan. yēa, hit LĪ-kath mē HLĒA-pan.	No, I would not like to dance. Na, hit ne licaþ me hleapan. na, hit ne LĪ-kath mē HLĒA-pan.
You move like a swan (walrus/ wounded ostrich). Þu gæst gelic swane (nicore/ wundum strytan). thu gæst ye-LICH SWA-ne (NI-ko-re/ WUN-dum STRY-tan).

Greetings

Ic grete þe.	I greet you (sing.).
Ælfric abbod gret freondlice Sigwerd æt Eastheolon.	Aelfric Abbot greets in-friendship Sigwerd at Eastheolon.
Cnut cyning gret his arcebiscopas ... freondlice.	Cnut King greets his archbishops ... in-friendship.
Willelm cyngc gret ealle mine þegenas on Eoferwicscire Frencisce and Englisce freondlice.	William King greets all my thegns in Yorkshire, French and English, in friendship.
Wes ðu hal.	Hail! or Farewell! ('be thou hale/healthy/well (etc.)')
Hal wes þu.
Sy ðu hal.
Wes gesund.
Beoð ge gesunde.	Hail! or Farewell! (plural)
Wilcume.	Welcome!
Wilcuman la, mine hlafordas.	Welcome, my lords!

Forms of Address

Broðor min	My brother, ...
Sweostor min	My sister, ...
Lareow	Teacher, ...
Leof	Friend, ... (or Sir, ...)
Hlaford	Lord, ...
Hlaford min	My lord, ...
Hlæfdige	Lady, ...
Hlæfdige min	My lady, ...
Men ða leofestan	Dearest men, ...
Leofe broðra	Dear brothers, ...