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The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary

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Availability:In StockContributor:Hana VideenPublish date:2/20/2024Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691260006ISBN-10:691260001UPC:9780691260006Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Medieval, EuropeBook Topic:Historical & Comparative, MedievalSize:8.60 x 5.60 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCQ7Y04461

An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English

Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and forest, have remained the same since medieval times. But the words used to name and describe them have often changed beyond recognition, starting with the Old English word for "animal" itself, deor (pronounced DAY-or). In The Deorhord, Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary--the good, the bad, and the downright baffling.

From gange-w fran or walker-weavers (spiders) and hasu-padan or grey-cloaked ones (eagles) to heafdu swelce mona or moon-heads (historians still don't know!), The Deorhord introduces a world both familiar and strange: where ants could be monsters and panthers could be your friends, where dog-headed men were as real as elephants, and where whales were as sneaky as wolves. The curious stories behind these words provide vivid insights into the language, literature, and lives of those who spoke Old English--the language of Beowulf--more than a thousand years ago.

A delightful journey through the weird and wonderful world of Old English, The Deorhord is a magical menagerie of new creatures and new words for the modern englisc reader to discover.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691260006ISBN-10:691260001UPC:9780691260006Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Linguistics, Medieval, EuropeBook Topic:Historical & Comparative, MedievalSize:8.60 x 5.60 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCQ7Y04461
Hana Videen is a writer, a blogger, and the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English (Princeton). She holds a PhD in Old English from King's College London, and has been hoarding Old English words since 2013, when she began tweeting one a day. Website: www.oldenglishwordhord.com.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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