A Guide to Old English, 7th Edition

by Bruce Mitchell (St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford); Fred C. Robinson (Yale University)

• ISBN13: 9781405146906
• ISBN10: 1405146907
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The seventh edition of this popular introduction to Old English language and literature retains the general structure and style of previous editions, but has been updated, and includes two new, much-requested texts: the Cotton Gnomes and Wulfstan's Sermo Lupia ad Anglos - and two new appendices: A List of Linguistic Terms Used in This Book and The Moods of Old English. Provides a range of helpful pedagogical tools: a map of Anglo-Saxon England, notes, a glossary, indexes to Part I, and a general introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies. Contains a special "How to Use this Guide" section, to aid both self-study and classroom use.

Author Biography

Bruce Mitchell is Fellow Emeritus at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

Fred C. Robinson is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Sixth Edition.Foreword to the Seventh Edition.Map of Anglo-Saxon England.Abbreviations and Symbols.How to Use this Guide

Preliminary Remarks on the Language

Orthography and Pronunciation

Orthography

Stress

Vowels

Diphthongs

Consonants

Inflexions.Introduction

Pronouns

Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:

Weak Nouns

Some Technical Terms

Strong Nouns like stA?n (Masc.) and scip (Neut.)

Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -e.Strong Feminine Nouns

i-Mutation

Nouns Affected by i-Mutation

u-Nouns

Adjectives:

Introduction

Weak Declension

Strong Declension

Stem Changes in Adjectives

Comparison of Adjectives

Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensions

Numerals

Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:

Introduction

Principal Parts of the Strong Verbs

Breaking

Influence of Initial A!, sc, A?

Influence of Nasals

Summary of the Strong Verbs of Class III

The Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs

Strong Verbs of Class VII

Grimm's Law and Verner's Law

Conjugation of the Strong Verb

Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:

Introduction

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Anomalous Verbs:

BA?on.D??n and gA?n

Willan

Preterite-Present Verbs

Is a Verb Strong or Weak? To which Class does it Belong?

Adverbs:

Formation

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