hwaet.info
Translations of the first word of Beowulf. Created by @jesse.lansner.com. See more at https://hwaet.info.
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@hwaetinfo.bsky.social@hwaetinfo.bsky.social → @hwaet.infoWell, any linguist that tells you their own work isn’t subjective is lying 😂😂
Show PostAh, I see. I do personally find the evidence extremely convincing, but it is definitely a more boring translation. Do you have Thorkelin’s “Quomodo” in your arsenal? It’s ironic to me that the first ever translation of hwæt might have been the most semantically accurate
Show PostCould I request some love for the Walkden hypothesis, that hwæt was not an interjection at all? 👀
Show PostMet my new freshers at Univ today 🥰 Can’t wait to get stuck in and teach them some Old English! Hwæt!
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