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  1. RE: meow.social/@Wolf_Baginski/116

    Speaking of BEOWULF, Maria D. Headley's translation is my favorite. Her opener:

    "Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings!"

    😄

    ICYMI, the name "Beowulf" ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European words that could mean "Danger in the Growing" or "Evil in the Becoming."

    #Beowulf
    #etymology
    #linguistics
    #ProtoIndoEuropean
    #HittiteLanguage

  2. RE: meow.social/@Wolf_Baginski/116

    Speaking of BEOWULF, Maria D. Headley's translation is my favorite. Her opener:

    "Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings!"

    😄

    ICYMI, the name "Beowulf" ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European words that could mean "Danger in the Growing" or "Evil in the Becoming."

    #Beowulf
    #etymology
    #linguistics
    #ProtoIndoEuropean
    #HittiteLanguage