Reply To: Did Jews Living In Medieval England Speak And Read And Write In English

What a fascinating history/linguistic lesson this thread has become!
So the question really is, did the non-Jews speak, read and write English in Medieval England? If it was the language of the peasants, we can assume that they did not read or write it. So any Jew who may have had contact with them would have needed to know how to speak the language to some degree, but reading and writing it would not have been necessary.