An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English
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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
An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Main. 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. Nº de ref. del artículo: LU-9781788166119
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. 'Delightful . a pleasure' - GuardianOld English is the language you think you know until you hear or see it. Used throughout much of Britain over a thousand years ago, it is rich with words that haven't changed (like word in fact), others that are unrecognisable (such as neorxnawang, or paradise) and some that are curious even in translation (gafol-fisc literally means tax-fish).In this beautiful little book, Hana Videen has gathered these gems into a glorious trove that illuminates the lives, beliefs and habits of the earliest English speakers. 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. An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781788166119
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Paperback. Condición: New. Old English 'may as well be a foreign language to English speakers today', and words such as gafol-fisc (tax-fish) or æppel-t?n (orchard) seem culturally as well as linguistically alien. Rather than try to teach the language, this book takes selections of words - some familiar, some strange and some untranslatable - and through them, explores the everyday lives and culture of the people who spoke Old English between the sixth and thirteenth centuries. Nº de ref. del artículo: 534323
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