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Dialects of Old English ENG 214
Dialects of Old English ENG 214
Kentish was spoken in the South Eastern part of England in the area known as Kent and Surrey in the Isle
of Wight. It developed from the dialects of the Jutes and the Frisians. The Jutes are believed to have
originated from Jutland Peninsula which is now part of Denmark and Germany. The Frisians are
Germanic ethnic groups to the region of Frisian