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From: smryan@netcom.com (S M Ryan)
Subject: Re: Frisian and Old English
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Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 04:48:26 GMT
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Rickie Markus Sonpal (rms22@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu) wrote:
: I was recently told that the language of the Frisian Islands is remarkably
: similar to Old English--similar enough to make the reading of Beowulf by a 
: native speaker of Frisian a task comparable to reading a newpaper.  Of course,
: I heard this on the subway.  Can someone affirm/clarify this for me?  Thanks. 
:  Rickie.

It's close enough for some sentences to be the same in both languages.

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