The Life of Saint Nicholas

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“eh” instead of “ae”.
/e/ instead of /y/.
No l before ch.
/v/ and /z/ instead of /f/ and /s/.
“sche”.
“hem”.
“th”-endings for third person and plural.
“-inge” endings for the participle.

What accent is this?

South East England accent.

“ah” for /ae/.
“on” instead of “an”.
/u/ or /i/ for Old English /y/.
No l before ch.
“heo”.
“hem”.
“en”-endings for plural verbs.
“ende” and “ande” for the participle.

What accent is this?

West Midlands accent.

/i/ or /y/ for Old English /y/.
/f/ and /s/.
“l” did appear together with “ch”.
“them”.
“scho”.
“es”-ending for all verbs.
“ande”-ending for participles.

What accent is this?

Northern accent.
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How are relative clauses formulated in Middle English?

Generally with "which that", "that" or "of".

When was The Life of Saint Nicholas written?

Around 1200.

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