'''Willelm Scacaspere''' (nīwe EngliscNīwenglisc: ''William Shakespeare''; [[Ēastermōnaþ]] 1564<ref>be fyrnsegene is his byrd āsægd swā 23 Ēastermōnaþ 1564, ac se tælmearc is ungecnawen. His fulwiht wæs 26 April 1564.</ref> - [[23 Ēastermōnaþ]] 1616) wæs [[Englaland|Englisc]] [[scop]] and [[plegwyrhta]], gesēon swā þæs Engliscan gereordes grietsta wrītere and þære worulde fyrmest wæferstōwcræftiga<ref>[[Stephen Greenblatt|Greenblatt, Stephen]] (2005). ''Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare''. London: Pimlico, 11. ISBN 0-7126-0098-1.(''on Niwu Englisce'')<br />• Bevington, David (2002) ''Shakespeare'', 1–3. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-22719-9.<br />• Wells, Stanley (1997). ''Shakespeare: A Life in Drama.'' New York: W. W. Norton, 399. ISBN 0-393-31562-2. .(''on Niwu Englisce'')</ref>.
Oft hēt man Shakespeare Engla lēodscop, and man him nemnaþ ''The Bard'' (“Se Scop”).
