Tag: old english
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‘Feoh’: Old English Cows, Wealth and Etymology
Written by Amelia Spanton Hana Videen’s The Word Hoard: Daily Life in Old English contains intriguing etymological insights interwoven with old English history. When reading it earlier this year, I was immediately interested in the curious Old English words it held within its pages. The term ‘Old English’ itself encompasses the language in Britain from…