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Title: Wordhord, The: Daily Life in Old English
Author: VIDEEN HANA
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 04/01/2022
Imprint: PROFILE BOOKS (UK)
Price: $28.00
Publishing status: Active
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful and downright baffling words from the origins of English.
Old English is the language we think we know until we actually see it. Used in England over a thousand years ago, it is rich with words that haven’t changed (word), others that are unrecognisable (neorxnawang – paradise) and some that are curiously mystifying (gafol-fisc – tax-fish).
In this beautiful little book, Hana Videen has gathered these gems 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.
ISBN: 9781788166102
Dimension: 198mm X 129mm
Pages: 304