Centre for Medieval Studies
Graham Paterson
I convene meetings of the Old English Study Group (OESG). The purpose of the group is to
offer attendees the opportunity to further develop their skills in the translation of Old English
prose and poetry. Attendance is open to anyone with an interest in the Old English language.
OESG meetings will be held online and, some days prior to each meeting, prospective
attendees will receive an email with my introduction to the text and a link to a cloud folder
containing relevant material. That material will include copies of manuscript folio scans from
which I have transcribed the text extract for the meeting, the text extract itself, a glossary, which
is specific to that text extract, and a copy of Peter Baker’s Magic Sheet. Attendees will need to
have their own copy of a Clark-Hall dictionary.
After the meeting I shall circulate to attendees a link to my own line-by-line suggested
translation of the text extract, which will incorporate endnotes drawing attention to particular
points of grammar, explanation of any emendations to the MS text and other points of interest.
Contact information:
graham.paterson@york.ac.uk
graham_paterson@live.com