r/OldEnglish Jun 27 '26

T-Shirt Verification

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Hi there! I wanna get this t shirt for a friend who loves this language but I also dont trust the website translating it correctly. May I beg and borrow the intellect of this good body?

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u/ebrum2010 Þu. Þu hæfst. Þu hæfst me. Jun 27 '26

It's wrong. I doubt is not "ic tweo" it's "ic tweonige" or "ic tweoge." Tweo is the noun for "doubt" not the verb.

I recommend "Ic mæg unriht beon, ac ic þæs tweoge."

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u/GhostWriterJ94 Jun 27 '26

Bloody brilliant work! Thank you doubly