The Occurrences of āc 'Oak' in Old English: A List

Moffat, Douglas

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“…14 The form a c, when denoting the runic letter, is classified as a strong masculine noun (with the plural a cas: Acas twegen 'Two A's (oaks)' [Riddles 42]) and as such was not included in the final count. For details of the attestation of a c in the Old English material, see Moffat (1987). 15 The form is attested almost exclusively in the plural, with the single exception of the nominative SG form bro c. Hence, the later productive genitive SG -es ending as well as the -es plural marker are added to the plural base form rather than to the singular, resulting in PDE double plural breeches.…”

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On Morphological Realignments in Old English Root Nouns¹

Adamczyk¹

2012

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The present paper addresses the issue of gradual reorganisation of the early English nominal inflection, effected by an interplay of phonological and morphological factors, which led to a complete overhaul of the system inherited from Proto-Germanic. One of minor classes which fell victim to the process of analogical restructuring was a group of root nouns which tended to fluctuate between inherited and innovative paradigmatic patterns. The attested vacillation of forms testifies to the presence of disintegrative tendencies in their paradigms. The aim of the present study is to track the pattern behind the dissemination of these tendencies, as well as to explore the extent to which the inherited paradigm disintegrated, forsaking the original inflection to the benefit of the productive declensional types. The significance of factors such as frequency of occurrence, productivity of inflectional patterns, or gender affiliation is recognised, with a view to investigating the mechanism of the restructuring process and its theoretical implications. The findings of the investigation reveal that the paradigm of root nouns, albeit not free from the impact of the productive inflection, was to a large extent preserved intact, and, when compared to other minor declensional classes, can be considered relatively conservative.

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“…14 14 The form āc , when denoting the runic letter, is classified as a strong masculine noun (with the plural ācas : Acas twegen ‘Two A’s (oaks)’ [Riddles 42]) and as such was not included in the final count. For details of the attestation of āc in the Old English material, see Moffat (1987). …”

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On Morphological Realignments in Old English Root Nouns¹

Adamczyk¹

2012

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Christian Formulas in Old English Literature:Næs Hyre Wlite Gewemmedand its Implications

Tkacz¹

1993

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The heroes of God scorn apostasy. Bound and thrust into an insanely fired furnace, its flames jetting nine and forty cubits above the oven itself, they stand unconcerned in the midst of it, their bonds wondrously burned away. And the flames do not touch them; rather, the fire bursts out the sides to incinerate the torturers who stoke it. Then an angel of the Lord enters the furnace and thrusts the fire from the saints, who feel the pleasant refreshment of a dewy breeze. In the middle of the fire they stand and praise God. Astonished, their persecutor beholds the trio with the fourth who has joined them, who is like unto the Son of God, and calls the three forth from the midst of the fire. He, too, acknowledges and praises God when he and his court see, no longer through the confusing shimmer of heat, but with indisputable clarity, right before their eyes, the converting proof: no power had the fire over the saints' bodies, and not a hair of their heads had been singed, and neither had their garments been affected.

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