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Any clues on pronunciation?
I'm pretty certain the -wine is pronounced "win."
After much searching I am still lost on the sound of "Deor."
Any help (even educated guesses) are much appreciated!
Thanks!
Any clues on pronunciation?
I'm pretty certain the -wine is pronounced "win."
After much searching I am still lost on the sound of "Deor."
Any help (even educated guesses) are much appreciated!
Thanks!
This message was edited 3/8/2013, 10:45 PM
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When I studied Anglo-Saxon, it would have been DAY-or-wee-na, with a lighter stress on the -wee-.
Modern names like Selwyn show that -wine became -win as the language evolved.
There is a remarkable poem entitled (or written by - nobody knows!) Deor in which the speaker, alone and friendless, cheers himself up by reflecting on sad stories of disasters that have befallen other people, with the refrain "That overpassing, this also may". A stoical person!
Modern names like Selwyn show that -wine became -win as the language evolved.
There is a remarkable poem entitled (or written by - nobody knows!) Deor in which the speaker, alone and friendless, cheers himself up by reflecting on sad stories of disasters that have befallen other people, with the refrain "That overpassing, this also may". A stoical person!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ZvjTHpb1A
I particularly like this version of the poem. It is quite beautiful.
I particularly like this version of the poem. It is quite beautiful.
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