Strange request, but ... · 4:46pm Oct 9th, 2012
... is anyone out there with experience in Old English willing to lend me a hoof? I'm 7,000 words into my historical adventure-slash-crack crossover, and the three tribes of ponies speak different languages, which I've chosen to represent via different historical dialects of English. (It works. Gods help me, I think it works.) The various online dictionaries and resources I've been using have been sufficient to pepper in a few words of Ān-horn here and there, but it would be awesome to have an occasional sentence or two that most readers can figure out from context and that academic readers can appreciate on another level.
So, if that didn't make it obvious: the project hight "Haylander: Origins" hath greatly occupied mine brain-meats, and though at times it vexes me sore with its research and plotting, it hath advanced unto the stage of pre-reading, to general acclaim. Once I have built up a sufficient buffer to feel confident that the beginning won't change, I shall unleash its early chapters onto the world.
Sorry man wish I could help unfortunately my old English so to speak is mostly a joke like reading Shakespeare ish out loud joke
990030
Give me a day or so to get organized and dig out from the extra Fugue State attention, and I'll drop you a PM.
Holy smokes! Thank you for speaking up.
I could help, if I'm not to late.
1371061
I think 990030 got busy, because one or both of us (quite possibly me) dropped the ball and this (admittedly lower-priority) project remains untouched. I'll send you a PM.
Do you still need help with this?
I might be able to rope my GF into helping. She is studying to by a history professor and might be able to help so she can put it on her resume.
> Do you still need help with this?
For future readers, the generic answer to this question is "yes" — even if someone here gets back to me, an extra pair of knowledgeable eyes can't help but make sure I get it (more) right.
1378880
I don't know how much of a résumé-builder this would be (seeing as how it's a piece of fantasy fanfiction about brightly colored talking ponies), but I'm happy to send some details by PM and you/she can see if you're interested!
1379875
I doubt she would be interested. She "gets bronies" but isn't one. But she might have some good resources.