Adventures In Old English - Tumblr Posts

So, I've committed myself to an entire semester of Old English and all for my love of BBC Merlin

It's only been a month so far and even though most of the time I'm questioning my sanity for taking this class, sometimes I find gems like this, that make it all worth it

All the hidden meanings behind that word asdfghjkl

I mean source, leader, fucking prince and king, old age, ETERNITY

Like can you not please?!

Okay so I haven't looked up any Old English words from Merlin recently, but this post stuck with me and I wanted to know.

I guess - after watching this show - it's not exactly surprising that wilddéoren literally means "like wild beasts" and "fierce" because what are those things if not exactly that.

But can we also appreciate that wilddéor can mean "reindeer" as well?!

#iconic