Norse-derived terms in the Ormulum: A reappraisal

Pons-Sanz, Sara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-0652 Williams Boyarin, Adrienne, Kim, Dorothy, Macleod Higgins, Iain and Lahey, Stephanie J., eds. 2024. Norse-derived terms in the Ormulum: A reappraisal. Early Middle English Texts, Leeds, UK: Arc Humanities Press.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Book
Book Type:	Authored Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Publisher:	Arc Humanities Press
ISBN:	978-1802702569
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 September 2024
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2025 14:56
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172314

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