Women's names in Old English

Women's names in Old English / Elisabeth Okasha.

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 dif...

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Main Author: Okasha, Elisabeth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2011.
Series:Studies in early medieval Britain.
Subjects:
449-1066
Feminine names > Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Names, Personal > England.
Names, English (Old)
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Etymology > Names.
REFERENCE > Genealogy & Heraldry.
English language > Old English > Etymology > Names
Feminine names
Names, Personal
England
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
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Table of 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.

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