Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old English

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The result was transform to Middle English. (non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle (talk) 00:26, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Old English[edit]

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The edit history shows that this was created as an elaborate prank. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 00:27, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Blackletter since Old English is simply another name for the Blackletter script. 73.168.5.183 (talk) 00:29, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep But what if the Normans didn't conquer England? AlphaBeta135talk 00:34, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You get Anglish... I think. AlphaBeta135talk 00:34, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's debatable. Would the language still have reduced its declension system and verb conjugation system if England didn't get invaded by the Normans? It could have ended up like the Dutch language or Low Saxon instead in its grammar. 73.168.5.183 (talk) 00:51, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I can't believe such a hoax could stay up for so long. Zai Is Zai 00:36, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Pig Latin 💜 melecie talk - 13:28, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.