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In old English man was gender neutral. Wer, as in werewolf, was the masculine. World comes from Wor-old, or literally, age of males.
by 0xfaded 5y ago
In old English man was gender neutral. Wer, as in werewolf, was the masculine. World comes from Wor-old, or literally, age of males.
- zimpenfish 5y agoAre there any countries or communities that currently use "old English" as their native language?
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoNo, that's why we call it "old" English, as opposed to "South-African", "New Zealand", etc.
- zimpenfish 5y ago> No, that's why we call it "old" English Which surely means it has little relevance to a conversation about modern English then, no?
- Ensorceled 5y agoPedant comes from French or Italian and meant teacher or schoolmaster.
- UncleMeat 5y agoWe know. But language shifts.