Norse-Derived Terms in the Ormulum : A Reappraisal / Sara M. Pons-Sanz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pons-Sanz, Sara M., author.

Series:

Early Middle English (Series)

Early Middle English Bks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500.

English literature.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2024]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2 ETYMOLOGICAL REAPPRAISAL OF THE TERMS SUGGESTED TO BE NORSE-DERIVED

Chapter 3 SEMANTIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE NORSE-DERIVED TERMS

Chapter 4 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE NORSE-DERIVED TERMS AND THEIR (NEAR-)SYNONYMS

Chapter 5 CONCLUSION

Appendix 1 ETYMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF PROPER NAMES AND DERIVATIONAL AFFIXES

Appendix 2 ALTERNATIVE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS FOR THE LEVEL OF INTEGRATION OF THE NORSE-DERIVED TERMS IN THE ORMULUM AND ITS COMPARANDA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781802703078

1802703071

9781802703061

1802703063

OCLC:

1485513694