The Ormulum has been, from the onset, at the very centre of the philological investigation of the impact that Anglo-Scandinavian interaction in the Early Middle Ages had on the English lexicon. However, previous works have focused mainly on the identification of the Norse-derived terms in the text, with different interpretations arising from the varying reliability of the extant evidence. This study moves the field forward not only by re-assessing the over five hundred terms that have so far been identified as Norse-derived on the basis of the newly developed Gersum typology, but also by exploring the level of integration of the terms into Orrm’s language and the extent to which his use of these terms can be said to be as idiosyncratic as other aspects of his text.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2025
Copyrightjahr
2025
ISBN-Print
978-1-80270-256-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-80270-306-1
ePub ISBN
9781802703078
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Early Middle English Books
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
292
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Contents Kein Zugriff
List of Illustrations Kein Zugriff
Abbreviations Kein Zugriff
Acknowledgements Kein Zugriff
Chapter 1: Introduction Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 10
Chapter 2: Etymological Reappraisal of the Terms Suggested to Be Norse-Derived Kein Zugriff Seiten 11 - 136
Chapter 3: Semantic Distribution of the Norse-Derived Terms Kein Zugriff Seiten 137 - 156
Chapter 4: Relationships between the Norse-Derived Terms and Their (Near-)Synonyms Kein Zugriff Seiten 157 - 238
Chapter 5: Conclusion Kein Zugriff Seiten 239 - 244
Appendix 1: Etymological Analysis of Proper Names and Derivational Affixes Kein Zugriff Seiten 245 - 254
Appendix 2: Alternative Quantitative Results for the Level of Integration of the Norse-Derived Terms in the Ormulum and Its Comparanda Kein Zugriff Seiten 255 - 258
