Old English also had fyrn "ancient," which is related to Old English feor "far, distant" (see far, and compare Gothic fairneis, Old Norse forn "old, of old, of former times," Old High German firni "old, experienced"). Meaning "of a specified age" (three days old) is from late...
It comes from Middle Englishhurten(to injure, wound hurt), from Old Northern Frenchhurter(to ram into, strike, collide with), either from Frankish*hūrt(a battering ram), or from Old Norsehrútr(ram [male sheep]), fromhjǫrtr(stag), from Proto-Germanic*herutuz(hart, male deer), whi...
There’s my old friend, reading. Neil Gaiman’sNorse Mythology, which was a fast, fun read. Picked up James S. A. Conroy’sLeviathan Wakes, the first book inThe Expanseseries, which is good, but is illuminating to me mainly to see how well the TV series opened up the stories and ad...
(The Old Norse Name, p. 5) There are also some elements which are only found in male names, while others are found exclusively in female names. In the first case, it may be that we are just missing women's names containing elements that are well-documented in men's names, since we...
Odin's journey to Gunnlod represents a journey down to roots of the world-tree, and so to the land of the dead, ultimately followed by an ascension to heaven. In one sense, the Germanic hero follows the path to death and redeption/rebirth. In the Norse myth, Odin has intercourse with...
Anchitel Ansketil Anskettel Early name of Norse origin used this period by certain upper class families. Anketin Ankret fem. Ancret Ancreat Ankrit Ankerit Probably from Welsh Angharad (and not 'anchorite'). Ankareta Ann Anne fem. An Ane Interchanged with Agnes and Annis but gener...
Incidentally, ityn Old Englsh, a word forwingwasfiþre[ˈfiθ.re], which was displaced by the Old Norsevængr(wing). It comes from Proto-Germanic*fiþriją[ɸi.θri.jɑ̃] (feathers, plummage, wing) from Proto-Indo-European*péth₂r̥ / pth₂én-(wing, feather),...
In Norse mythology, a Valkyrie (Old Norse: Valkyrja, plural Valkyrjur.) are female humans (possible former nobles), or female Jötnar who has been chosen by Odin to serve. Their role is to decide which of the fallen warriors that have died bravely in battle will go to the afterlife in...
After ca. 884, many Old Norse words made their way into Old English, as Norse settlers in the Danelaw interacted with native Anglo-Saxons. [..] + 添加翻译 英文-斯洛文尼亚文字典 stara angleščina feminine ancestor language of modern English We're looking for the names of two ...
Magennis (1992), 198, reports that this description of warriors laughing as they drink is ‘not typical of Old Norse and is not found in Old Saxon’ use of ‘hall imagery’. It is unique in Old English too, and it requires faith in the oneness of Germanic poetry for that to be ...