Shakespeare.
When I took German in college, I found that I could suddenly understand Shakespeare.
What light breaks through yonder window?
What light through yonder window breaks?
The hard thing about a lot of Shakespearean grammar is that you search desperately for the verb — just wait, it’s coming. At the end. From Germany.
Shakespearean Middle English is a mix of mostly French and Germanic words, but mostly Germanic grammar.
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