The First Three Lines of Beowulf, Overexplained

Let's look at the first three lines of Beowulf in rather extreme detail. Whether you want to learn Old English, or just gain an appreciation for what someone translating a work like Beowulf has to contend with, you'll benefit from seeing how Old English works. Clarification: OE fremman 'perform' is more closely related to from than the for- in _forwards_, but ultimately the two word families are very likely related. --- Works consulted: Brodeur, Arthur Gilchrist (1971). The Art of Beowulf. Hogg, Richard M. (1992). Phonology and morphology. In The Cambridge History of the English Language. Volume 1: The Beginnings to 1066. Pons-Sanz, Sara M. (2015). Old English Style. In Bloomsbury Companion to Stylistics. For the latest news, follow me on social media: ---------- Patreon:   / colingorrie   Twitter:   / colingorrie   Youtube:    / colingorrie   Twitch:   / colingorrie   Discord:   / discord   Website: https://colingorrie.com/