Women's names in Old English / Elisabeth Okasha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Okasha, Elisabeth, author.

Series:

Studies in early medieval Britain.

Studies in early medieval Britain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminine names--Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

Feminine names.

Names, Personal--England.

Names, Personal.

Names, English (Old).

English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Etymology--Names.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is definitively indicated by the grammatical gender of their name. While modern scholars have generally felt no difficulty is distinguishing male from female names, this book asks how far the Anglo-Saxons themselves recognised this distinction, and in so doing critically examines and tests the general principle that grammatical gender is a certain indicator of biological sex. Anyone with an interest in Old Engli

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Material; 3 Analysis and Classification of the Material; 4 Discussion of Di-thematic Names; 5 Analysis and Discussion of Mono-thematic Names; 6 Some Implications; 6.1. Assumptions about Sex made from Personal Names; 6.2 Coins and Moneyers; 6.3 Words Used to Describe Women; 6.4 Implications for the Presentation of the Material under Discussion; 7 Vernacular Names in Old English Poetry; 8 General Discussion; 9 Conclusion; Appendix: A Brief Comparison with Some Modern Names; Bibliography; Concordances

Notes:

First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-351-87121-8

1-315-23349-5

1-283-04748-9

9786613047489

0-7546-9849-1

9781315233499

OCLC:

710974777