Over time, four major dialects of Old English gradually emerged: Northumbrian in the north of England, Mercian in the midlands, West Saxon in the south and west, and Kentish in the southeast.
随着时间的推移,逐渐出现了四种主要的古英语:英格兰北部的诺森伯兰语、中部地区的默西亚语、南部和西部的西撒克逊语以及东南部的肯特语。