Book section : Chapter
Ransacking the wordhord. The stylistic use of Old English lexical borrowings in Viking Age skaldic poetry
- Abstract:
- This chapter assesses the use of a small selection of Old English loanwords in Viking Age skaldic verse (hearra/harri, heretoga/hertogi, sāwol/sála, godfæder/goðfaðir). Drawing on modern sociolinguistic and stylistic theory, it argues that the perceived "Englishness" of these lexical borrowings is less interesting than the way they were used creatively in performance to elicit certain artistic, cognitive and ideological effects.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
Actions
- Publisher:
- Brepols Publishers
- Host title:
- The Legacy of Medieval Scandinavian Encounters with England and the Insular World
- Pages:
- 141-166
- Series:
- Studies in the Early Middle Ages
- Series number:
- 34
- Place of publication:
- Turnhout, Belgium
- Publication date:
- 2025-04-17
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2294-835X
- ISSN:
-
1377-8099
- EISBN:
- 9782503607719
- ISBN:
- 9782503607702
- Language:
-
English
- Subtype:
-
Chapter
- Pubs id:
-
1147364
- Local pid:
-
pubs:1147364
- Deposit date:
-
2020-12-01
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- Copyright holder:
- Brepols Publishers n.v.
- Copyright date:
- 2025
- Rights statement:
- © 2025, Brepols Publishers n.v., Turnhout, Belgium.
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