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Author Okasha, Elisabeth.

Title Women's names in Old English / Elisabeth Okasha.

Publication Info. Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 136 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Studies in early medieval Britain
Studies in early medieval Britain.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
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.
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.
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Subject Feminine names -- Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Names, Personal -- England.
Names, Personal.
England.
Names, English (Old)
Names, English (Old)
English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Etymology -- Names.
English language -- Old English -- Etymology -- Names.
Chronological Term 449-1066
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Okasha, Elisabeth. Women's names in Old English. Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2011 (DLC) 2010046650
ISBN 9780754698494 (electronic book)
0754698491 (electronic book)
1409400107 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9781409400103 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9781409400103 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)