What was the best Old English word?

Update: 2024-09-29

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In this episode, Jason is joined by Dr Hana Videen, who has been collecting early mediaeval words and their meanings. She talks about what we can learn about the way people in the early mediaeval period dealt with animals from the way they wrote and talked about them.

Producer: Natt Tapley

Audio: Pete Dennis

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