The Wordhord by Hana Videen

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/128820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wordhord Author: Hana Videen Narrator: Sara Powell Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins Release date: 05-10-22 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 37 ratings Genres: Great Britain Publisher's Summary: Old English is the language you think you know until you actually hear or see it. Unlike Shakespearean English or even Chaucer's Middle English, Old English—the language of Beowulf—defies comprehension by untrained modern readers. Used throughout much of Britain more than a thousand years ago, it is rich with words that haven't changed (like word), others that are unrecognizable (such as neorxnawang, or paradise), and some that are mystifying even in translation ( gafol-fisc, or tax-fish).