The Wordhord - Daily Life in Old English

Informationen zum Autor Hana Videen has been hoarding Old English words since 2013, when she began tweeting one a day. Now over 20,000 people follow her for these daily gems from her wordhord. After her Old English doctorate at King's College London, she is now a writer and blogger in Canada, translating curiosities of history into engaging narratives. Follow Hana on Twitter: @OEWordhord And visit her website: www.oldenglishwordhord.com Klappentext An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English. Vorwort An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English Zusammenfassung An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English, which illuminates the lives, beliefs and habits of our linguistic ancestors.'A marvelous book' Neil Gaiman'Wonderful' - Tom Holland'A lovely, lovely read' - Lucy Mangan'Splendid' - David Crystal'Thorough, entertaining, and absolutely fascinating.' Paul Anthony Jones, Haggard HawksIn this beautiful little book, Hana Videen has gathered gems of words together to create a glorious trove and illuminate the lives, beliefs and habits of our linguistic ancestors. We discover a world where choking on a bit of bread might prove your guilt, where fiend-ship was as likely as friend-ship, and you might grow up to be a laughter-smith. These are the magical roots of our own language: you'll never see English in the same way again.

Product details

• Authors: HANA VIDEEN, Hana Videen
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781788166119
• ISBN: 978-1-78816-611-9
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 199 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Medieval History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Anglo-Saxon / Old English, Historical and comparative linguistics