Middle Angfar/Änglafarsc
This is the website for Middle Angfar. Angfar as a whole is a conlang about what could happen if after losing Hastings, ~1,000 people from allll over England fled via ship to Sweden. Middle Angfar is specifically set in the year 1500, roughly five hundred years after Hastings went down.
Phonology
Below is the phonology/alphabet.
| Letter | Sound | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A a | /a/ | |
| Ä ä | /æ/ | |
| B b | /b/ | |
| C c | /ʧ/ | Always pronounced as ʧ unless paired with s, in which case it is ʃ. |
| D d | /d/ | |
| E e | /e/ | |
| Ē ē | /eː/ | Long vowel |
| F f | /f/ | |
| G g | /g/ | |
| H h | /h/ | |
| Ħ ħ | /x~ɣ/ | Inherited Old English guttural; varies by accent |
| I i | /i/ | |
| Ī ī | /iː/ | Long vowel |
| J j | /j/ | |
| K k | /k/ | |
| L l | /l/ | |
| M m | /m/ | |
| N n | /n/ | |
| O o | /o/ | |
| Ō ō | /oː/ | Long vowel |
| P p | /p/ | |
| R r | /r/ | |
| S s | /s/ | |
| T t | /t/ | Becomes /tː/ between vowels |
| U u | /u/ | |
| Ū ū | /uː/ | Long vowel |
| V v | /v/ | |
| Ƿ ƿ | /w/ | I suggest using the clipboard if you can't type wynn. |
| X x | /ks/ | |
| Y y | /ɪ/ | |
| Z z | /z/ | |
| Þ þ | /θ, ð/ | Inherited Germanic dental fricative, it doesn't matter which. |
That was the stuff. yeag
Vocabulary
Below is the list of vocabulary. Memorize it. or dont im not your mom
| Angfar | English |
|---|---|
| änd | and |
| būte | but |
| ōþþa | or |
| nē | not |
| ja | yes |
| nä | no |
| þys | this |
| þät | that |
| yk | I |
| mē | me |
| mī | my |
| mīn | mine |
| þū | you (singular) |
| þūas | your (singular) |
| hī | he |
| hyas | his |
| scī | she |
| hyras | her/hers |
| yt | it |
| ytas | its |
| wī | we |
| ōnsar | our |
| þē | they |
| þēas | their |
| je | you (plural) |
| jeas | your (plural) |
| sē | the (common) |
| þē | the (neuter) |
| än | a/an; one |
| mann | man/person |
| ƿīrmann | male/man |
| ƿīffmann | woman |
| cīld | child |
| sōn | son |
| daħter | daughter |
| fäþer | father |
| moþer | mother |
| frēnd | friend |
| feīnd | enemy |
| cynīng | king |
| kƿīen | queen |
| kätte | cat |
| dōkga | dog |
| ƿätter | water |
| sēa | sea |
| ēä | river |
| ƿūdō | forest |
| stōnne | stone |
| fīr | fire |
| ēarþ | earth |
| skī | sky |
| sūn | sun |
| män | moon |
| niħt | night |
| däg | day |
| blomma | flower |
| gräss | grass |
| bärg | mountain |
| ēlände | island |
| sūnd | lake |
| hūs | house |
| hōmma | home |
| scīp | ship |
| bōte | boat |
| räd | road |
| tūn | town |
| þorpe | village |
| städ | city |
| sƿärde | sword |
| hläf | bread |
| fūde | food |
| drynk | drink |
| smōr | butter |
| mēlk | milk |
| ägg | egg |
| salt | salt |
| fīsc | fish |
| äppel | apple |
| bērrī | berry |
| cīse | cheese |
| mēatte | meat |
| snō | snow |
| rēn | rain |
| ƿynd | wind |
| storm | storm |
| ƿynter | winter |
| sūmmar | summer |
| var | spring |
| fälle | autumn |
| gōd | good |
| bäd | bad |
| grēat | big |
| klēnn | small |
| äld | old |
| jōng | young |
| bläk | black |
| hƿīt | white |
| rēade | red |
| bläƿ | blue |
| grīn | green |
| jēllo | yellow |
| fīrgyln | orange |
| niħtysc | purple |
| brūn | brown |
| graj | gray |
| gyln | gold |
| silvēr | silver |
| hēaft | head |
| här | hair |
| ansykte | face |
| ēje | eye |
| ēara | ear |
| nōs | nose |
| mūþe | mouth |
| tonþ | tooth |
| tūnge | tongue |
| häls | neck |
| scōldar | shoulder |
| arm | arm |
| händ | hand |
| fyngar | finger |
| þūmb | thumb |
| brēst | chest |
| hēarte | heart |
| mäħe | stomach |
| bäk | back |
| lēg | leg |
| knī | knee |
| fūtte | foot |
| tō | toe |
| skyn | skin |
| blūd | blood |
| bōn | bone |
| fläsc | flesh |
| krōp | body |
| fäsel | penis |
| sprak | language |
| fyrt | fart |
| trīe | tree |
Grammar
This is the section for grammar. Strap in because this is going to be a looong one.
Nouns
Middle Angfar has two noun genders, Common and Neuter. Gender affects definite articles, and adjective endings.
Examples
- Sē cynīng is The king, gendered.
- Þē hūs is The house, neuter.
Cases
Cases come in two flavors. Common, the basic form, and Possessive, the other one. It's a lot like the difference between "the cat" and "the cat's" in English. However, in Middle Angfar, that'd be sē kätteas.
Plurals
Plurals are formed with -ēr. For instance, sē cynīngēr is the kings, and þē hūsēr is the houses.
Articles
Articles are gendered. The common article is sē, and the neuter article is þē. Also, theres the indefinite article ān, alongside the demonstrative articles þys and þät.
Adjectives
Adjectives always come before nouns. This is exactly like how it works in English and most Germanic languages. Below is a table to demonstrate what endings adjectives take.
| Gender | Case |
|---|---|
| Noun Type | Ending |
| Common | -e |
| Neuter | none |
| Plural | -e |
For instance, sē gōde cynīng would be the good king, whereas þē gōd hūs would be the good house.
Comparison
Comparison in Middle Angfar is much like English. See below for a table.
| Degree | Ending |
|---|---|
| Comparative | -ar |
| Superlative | -ast |
For instance, sē gōdar hūs would be the better house, whereas þē gōdast hūs would be the best house.
Verbs
Verbs in Middle Angfar have two tenses, present and past, much like English. Most verbs are regular, but some are irregular. Don't worry, Modern Angfar will regularize them. Middle Angfar just exists because I thought it'd be cool to have a middle version.
| English | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| love | lūffe | lūffet |
For instance, yk lūffe þē would be I love you, whereas yk lūffet þē would be I loved you. Also, regular verbs are formed with -et.
| English | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| love | lūffe | lūffet |
| eat | ēate | ēatet |
| sleep | slīpe | slīpet |
| walk | ƿalke | ƿalket |
| run | rūnne | rūnnet |
| work | ƿyrke | ƿyrket |
| live | līve | līvet |
| learn | lēarne | lēarnet |
| teach | tēace | tēacet |
| hear | hēare | hēaret |
| listen | lyssne | lyssnet |
| call | jelle | jellet |
| ask | äske | äsket |
| answer | andswērt | andswērtet |
| be | bē | bēnnet |
| have | häbbe | häbbed |
| do | dōe | dōnnet |
| go | gäe | gäet |
| come | kūme | komet |
| see | sē | saēt |
| make | mäkke | mädet |
| take | täkke | tūket |
| drink | drynke | dranket |
| speak | sprēak | sprōket |
Also, verbs do NOT conjugate per person. This means they only conjugate for tense. I think.
Pronouns
Pronouns are below. Note that they are independent words and do not change based on verb conjugation.
| English | Angfar |
|---|---|
| I | yk |
| me | mē |
| you (singular) | þū |
| he | hī |
| she | scī |
| it | yt |
| we | wī |
| they | þē |
| you (plural) | je |
Also, there are possessive pronouns. These are below.
| English | Angfar |
|---|---|
| my | mī |
| mine | mīn |
| your (singular) | þūas |
| his | hyas |
| her/hers | hyras |
| its | ytas |
| our | ōnsar |
| their | þēas |
| your (plural) | jeas |