Middle English Dictionary & Some Fun Videos

Here's a sample of someone reading Middle English. Keep in mind that it's a) Chaucer and b) a different dialect and c) reconstructed pronunciation. But it's as close as you'll get.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GihrWuysnrc

Chaucer's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/LeVostreGC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

A very cool website / intro to Piers Plowman. Be sure to check out the amazing modern poems by Sophie Fenella under the 'blog' section:

http://thisfairfield.com/explore-piers-plowman/

If you want to look up words on your own from Piers Plowman (especially if you want to call out my translation or Vaughn's glosses):

http://www.columbia.edu/~hfl2110/med/search/

(MED stands for Middle English Dictionary)

NB: if you're curious about the show Columbo (from Slevin's "Letter to Maggie") I've had the library put the entire first season up for streaming on our Blackboard's Course Reserves section. Please wait to watch the other films there -- they'll be assigned later in the semester

And finally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX_xr-tK4WU (Grendel Grendel Grendel)