Post an ancient or medieval variation/predecessor of your language

[gıulıoımpa]

[gıulıoımpa]

I will start with 1200's vulgar from central Italy(Umbria)

the audio is original vulgar, while the text on the video is modern italian translation

[Mikula]

Hospodine, pomiluj ny (Lord, Have Mercy on Us)
The oldest known Czech song from 10/11th century

[Roflmao]

It's from the renaissance and actually don't differ that much from modern french, though there is still many differences:


I could technically go further back, but this one was made by someone who was from a area close from my native region

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[Marinus]

West Saxon dialect of Old English, 450 - 1100 AD




Some sections of Beowulf, ca. 975 AD.

[Marinus]

A short section of Chauncer's Canterbury Tales in Middle English, spoken ca. 1380s.

[Mens-Sarda]

The oldest Sardinian documents date back to early XIth century. They are named Condàghes, from the Byzantine Greek "Kontàkion"; they are administrative logs of the Sardinian monasteries, and they record every juridical activity in which the monastery was involved; divided into three categories : Tràmutos (trades), Datùras (donations), Kertos (litigations). It was usually the abbot or the abbess who added a new entry in the log, with a precise formula, Her/His name, a thank to God and the Saints, (and to the ruler, the Judex/Judike), and the reason for which the entry was added.
The language with which these documents are written is still easily understandable for Sardinians who speak Logudorese/Nuorese, because these variants of Sardinian language have changed little since the middle ages, while the language spoken in the south (Campidanese) has become very distant from the medieval language.

Some examples of log entries from various Condaghes :

Spoiler!

Condàghe de Santu Pedru de Silki (XI-XIIIth centuries)

«Ego Maximilla, abatissa de scu. Petru de Silki ki lu renouo custu condake, ad unore deus innanti, e de scu. Petru e de sca. Julia, e ccun boluntate dessu donnu meu iudike Gunnari, e dessu fiju iudike Barusone, e dessos frates, e dessos maiorales de Locudore, dandem’isse paragula de renobarelu su condake.»

Translation in actual Sardinian (Logudorese)

«Eo Massimilla, abatissa de Santu Pedru de Silki qui lu renovo custu condaghe, ad honore 'e Deus in anti, e de Santu Pedru e de Santa Julia, e cun voluntade de su segnore meu judiche Gonare, e de su fizu judiche Barisone, e de sos frades, e de sos majores de Logudoro, dèndemi isse paràula de lu renovare su condaghe.»

English

«I Maximilla, abbess of Saint Peter of Silki that I renew this Condaghe, for the honor of God before, and of Saint Peter and of Saint Julia, and with the will of my lord the Judge Gonare, and of his son Judge Barisone, and of his brothers, and of the lords of Logudoro, giving him me his word to renew the Condaghe.»

Spoiler!

Condaghe de Santu Nigola de Trullas (XIIth century)

«Ego prebitero Rodulfo - ki certait mecu iudice Gunnari in su monte pro Simion Macara. Et ego non bi voli ’n’ certare cun illu. Et osca falaince assa festa de sanctu Gaviniu et naraililu assu archipiscopu su certu: a donnu Athu, ci fuit monacu de Camaldula. Et isse naraitindeli a iudice ca: «Male fakes et peccatu, ki li lu levas a Sanctu Nichola». Et isse, co donnu bonu et ca la amavat sa anima sua, benedissitililu a Sanctu Nichola, o clericu esseret o laycu. Testes: su archipiscopu, et issu piscopu de Plavaki donnu Gualfredi, et issu piscopu de Gisarclu donnu Mariane Thelle.»

Translation in actual Sardinian (Logudorese)

«Eo preìderu Rodulfu - qui brigaìat cun megus judiche Gonare in su monte pro Simone Macara. Ed eo no bi querìa brigare cun issu. E pùstis che falaìa a sa festa de Santu Gavine e lu naraìa a s'archipiscopu de sa briga: a don Athu, qui fit padre de Camaldule. E isse narèndeli a su judiche qui : «Male faghes e peccadu, qui lu leas a Santu Nigola». E isse qui fit unu bonu segnore e qui l'amaìat s'anima sua, lu lassaìat a Santu Nigola, o chìrigu esséret o laicu. Testes : s'archipiscopu, e issu piscopu de Piàghe don Gualfredi, e issu piscopu de Bisartzu don Mariane Tedde.»

English

«I priest Rudolph - since argued with me Judge Gonare on the mountain going to Simon Macara. And I didn't want to argue with him. And after I descended to the holiday of Saint Gavin and told it to the archbishop of the argue : to father Athu, that was monk of Camaldoli. And he saying to the Judge, that : «You do wrong and sin, that you take it/him from Saint Nicholas». And he that was a good lord and that loved his soul, left it/him to Saint Nicholas, that was or cleric or laic. Witnesses : the archbishop, and the bishop of Ploaghe father Gualfredi, and the bishop of Bisarcio father Marianus Tedde»

[Teutone]

"Middle High German (abbreviated MHG, German: Mittelhochdeutsch, abbr. Mhd.) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German."

[Teutone]

A short section of Chauncer's Canterbury Tales in Middle English, spoken ca. 1380s.

Wow it sounds veery veeery north German frisian, incredible!

Thanks for sharing!