The Oxford/Groningen 2025 Old Frisian Summer School (OFSS25) will take place in Groningen (Netherlands), 7th-11th July. This will be a fun way to learn Old Frisian in a week, to view original Old Frisian manuscripts and to see the world heritage landscape of old Frisian ‘terps’ or dwelling mounds.
OFSS25 : Old Frisian : A Gem within the OId Germanic Languages.
The OFSS25 should be of special interest to students (UG and PG) and Early Career Researchers of Old English, Old Norse, Old High German or Gothic who are interested in learning Old Frisian. You will be taught grammar and practice translation in hands-on workshops. Invited speakers will give lectures by on the Old Frisian text corpus and history to provide historical and cultural context. Library visits to view the manuscripts are on the programme and a tour around the ‘terps’ will be organised on 12th July.
Further info: https://www.rug.nl/education/summer-winter-schools/old-frisian/
Questions?? Attend as a taster session a lecture by Johanneke Sytsema (as part of Henrike Lähnemann’s lecture series ‘Topics in Historical Linguistics’) on
Strong Verbs Across English, Frisian, Dutch, Low German, High German,
an introduction to the crucial place of Frisian in the history of Germanic Languages
Venue: Taylor Library, room 2, Date: Friday week 5 (21 Feb), 2–3pm
Or email Johanneke Sytsema on oldfrisian@ling-phil.ox.ac.uk
You can find more information on the blog post for the Old Frisian Summer School 2023