LEADER 03255oam 2200697I 450 001 9910459710803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-315-23349-5 010 $a1-283-04748-9 010 $a9786613047489 010 $a0-7546-9849-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315233499 035 $a(CKB)2670000000077388 035 $a(EBL)674533 035 $a(OCoLC)710974777 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000488492 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12130739 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488492 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10450211 035 $a(PQKB)11044690 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC674533 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL674533 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10456120 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL975525 035 $a(OCoLC)966310221 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000077388 100 $a20180706e20162011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWomen's names in Old English /$fElisabeth Okasha 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (151 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in early medieval Britain 300 $aFirst published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing. 311 $a1-138-25198-4 311 $a1-4094-0010-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 330 $aThis book provides an in-depth study into the issue of vernacular names in Old English documents. Specifically it challenges the generally accepted notion that the sex of an individual is definitively indicated by the grammatical gender of their name. While modern scholars have generally felt no difficulty is distinguishing male from female names, this book asks how far the Anglo-Saxons themselves recognised this distinction, and in so doing critically examines and tests the general principle that grammatical gender is a certain indicator of biological sex. Anyone with an interest in Old Engli 410 0$aStudies in early medieval Britain. 606 $aFeminine names$zGreat Britain$xHistory$yAnglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 606 $aNames, Personal$zEngland 606 $aNames, English (Old) 606 $aEnglish language$yOld English, ca. 450-1100$xEtymology$xNames 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFeminine names$xHistory 615 0$aNames, Personal 615 0$aNames, English (Old) 615 0$aEnglish language$xEtymology$xNames. 676 $a929.40941 700 $aOkasha$b Elisabeth.$0935947 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459710803321 996 $aWomen's names in Old English$92108415 997 $aUNINA