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Olympic sports in Old English

The list of Old English names of Olympic sports, sorted alphabetically according to each discipline's English name.

B

  • baseball • Bæselbǣl
  • boxing • Fȳstlāc

F

  • figure skating • Lēoðlic scātung

G

  • golf • golf

S

  • skateboarding • hƿǣlbordfarunȝ
  • skiing • Scīdfarung
  • snowboarding • Snāƿbordfarunȝ
  • surfing • Ȳþrīdunȝ

T

  • taekwondo • Tæȝcƿondo
  • tennis • tennis
  • tug of war • Tygelwīg

W

  • water polo • Ƿæterþōðer

Olympic sports in Old English

Olympic sports in Old English
EnglishOld English
baseballBæselbǣl
boxingFȳstlāc
figure skatingLēoðlic scātung
golfgolf
skateboardinghƿǣlbordfarunȝ
skiingScīdfarung
snowboardingSnāƿbordfarunȝ
surfingȲþrīdunȝ
taekwondoTæȝcƿondo
tennistennis
tug of warTygelwīg
water poloǷæterþōðer