#hittitelanguage — Public Fediverse posts
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RE: https://meow.social/@Wolf_Baginski/116696509575814767
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
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RE: https://meow.social/@Wolf_Baginski/116696509575814767
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