From gloss to glote: The creation and identity of Northern English in the 10th century
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https://doi.org/10.25145/j.cemyr.2016.24.04Keywords:
Lindisfarne Gospels, Durham Collectar, gloss(es), Northumbrian dialect, Old EnglishAbstract
This paper examines the 10th-century glosses to the Lindisfarne Gospels (MS Cotton Nero D. iv) and the Durham Collectar (Durham Cathedral, MS A. iv. 19) in their sociohistorical context. It aims to explore possible motives for their composition and also analyses to what extent the language of the glosses can shed light on their function within the monastic community of the glossator, Aldred of Chester-le-Street. It also discusses the figure of Aldred as a guardian of the tradition and identity of the primitive community of Lindisfarne and as a protector of its independence in the face of the political pressures from both the Viking and the West-Saxon kings. Finally, this study investigates whether the analysis of the language of the gloss to the Durham Collectar might allow us to establish a connection between Aldred and the 10th–century Benedictine Reform.
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