Ancient Language Translators
These translators turn English into the languages of the ancient and medieval world, each in its own script: Greek with accents, Hebrew and Aramaic with vowel points, Sanskrit in Devanagari, Sumerian in cuneiform, Old Norse with runes. They run on our own dictionaries and grammar rules, so every word can be checked.
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- Ancient Greek TranslatorAttic Greek with accents, cases and a reading guide.
- Latin TranslatorClassical Latin with real case endings.
- Old Norse TranslatorThe Viking language, with runes.
- Old English TranslatorAnglo-Saxon with þ, æ and runes.
- Middle English TranslatorChaucer's English, with -eth and -en.
- Aramaic TranslatorBiblical Aramaic in square script.
- Biblical Hebrew TranslatorClassical Hebrew with vowel points.
- Sanskrit TranslatorDevanagari plus IAST, with cases.
- Classical Chinese TranslatorLiterary Chinese with pinyin.
- Coptic TranslatorThe last stage of Egyptian.
- Sumerian TranslatorThe oldest written language, in cuneiform.
- Proto-Germanic TranslatorThe ancestor of English, with Elder Futhark runes.
Which translator should you use?
| For… | Use |
|---|---|
| Philosophy, mottos, the New Testament world | Ancient Greek Translator, Latin Translator |
| Vikings, sagas and runes | Old Norse Translator |
| Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon England | Old English Translator |
| The Bible in its original languages | Biblical Hebrew Translator, Aramaic Translator |
| India and China | Sanskrit Translator, Classical Chinese Translator |
| Egypt and Mesopotamia | Coptic Translator, Sumerian Translator |
| Chaucer | Middle English Translator |
| The ancestor of English, German and Norse | Proto-Germanic Translator |