Grey in Old English
| Author | : Carole Patricia Biggam |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105021624411 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Grey in Old English written by Carole Patricia Biggam and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study comprises a colour semantic investigation into the greyness of Old English, forming a companion volume to the author's Blue in Old English (1997). The research is conducted by means of word-studies of graeg, har, hsau, and wylfen, and their context. The investigation makes use of etymology, literary studies, sociolinguistics, zoology, botany and ornithology, giving Anglo-Saxon' subtle use of grey to inspire a sense of the richly varied Anglo-Saxon world of frost, iron, ancient trees, stalking wolves, and hoary-headed saints and warriors.
