Comparison To Modern Dutch and Modern English
In this comparison similar Modern Dutch and Modern English words (in form and meaning) are chosen to compare them with the Old Dutch equivalents in the sentence. The Dutch sentence is a correct one, although the verb 'begonnen' is usually conjugated with 'zijn' (be) and not with 'hebben' (have). For English the word order had to be adjusted. For 'hinase' and 'unbidan' there are no close matches in either language.
| Old Dutch | Hebban | olla | vogala | nestas | hagunnan | hinase | hic | enda | thu | wat | unbidan | we | nu? |
| Dutch | Hebben | alle | vogels | nesten | begonnen | (behalve) | ik | ende/en | u | wat | (wachten) | we | nu? |
| English | Have | all | fowl | nests | begun | (except) | I | and | you | what | (are waiting for) | we | now? |
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