Etymology question: when/why did English start using “big” instead of “miċel?” And what would it sound like if it had been kept then went through all the historic sound changes? @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social @dannybate.bsky.social @yvanspijk.bsky.social @colingorrie.bsky.social @norsebysw.bsky.social

Any ballpark for what “soonish” means?

Lingua Latina per se Illustrata by Hans Ørberg and Ōsweald Bera by Colin Gorrie. Both fun stories and great language books!

Double-fisting language books to brush up on my skills. Which makes me think: can we ever expect an LLPSI or Ōsweald Bera-esque book for Old Norse? I would be here for that! @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social @norsebysw.bsky.social @colingorrie.bsky.social

Crowdsourcing: @norsebysw.bsky.social @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social If you had 2 or 3 days to do an intro to the Viking age for 8th graders, what might you have them read (or watch) to hit the highlights of Norse culture and history? I’m mainly thinking primary sources: sagas, the Poetic Edda, etc.

The image on the right is the exact face my 2 year old and 4 year old were making at each other at dinner the other night! 😆

One of my favorite things in Augustine’s sermons is when he gets all cranky about people not showing up to church because of chariot races!

What does the Syriac on the side say? I think I see ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ but I can’t make out much else.

Also, I’m really enjoying the book! I’m a huge nerd and love languages anyway, but your book is an especially fun read. (I also applaud your ample alliteration!) Even recommended it to some friends at work.

Hi @dannybate.bsky.social! Just read chapter O. Of Why Q Needs U. You mentioned that if Revelation 1:8 had been written in Hebrew or Aramaic, it would say “I am the A and the T” instead of Alpha and Omega. Fun fact: in the Syriac Peshitta, it actually does read “I am Olaph and Taw.” (ܐܢܐ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܘ)

My main question is how long until we get the Bannerlord version of Viking Conquest?

Is this cognate with Latin mors?

What are you using to learn Punic? It’s one of those languages I’ve been randomly curious about at times, but never actually pursued.

So many cool abbreviations and such on this page! Noticed the p with a bar through it for “per” and deum being abbreviated with dm plus a squiggly (clearly not a manuscript expert since I don’t remember the technical term)

I like to think about how many things blowout could mean. Could be a big sale, a big leaky poop, a big win, an exploded tire, or a hairdo. An I missing any?

Meaning, 6-7 is my every day, not death is my every day 😆 but we are talking about the Roman Empire in my class right now, so I guess there’s lots of death, too!

Teaching 8th graders, this is my every day 😂

Just signed up a couple days ago for @lcbmphd.bsky.social’s online Coptic class. Excited to learn a new language that’s so different from others I’ve studied! Also grateful for the asynchronous lectures, since I’m a teacher and this allows me to work at my own pace.

Where’s a good place to start with Narsai? And what would be a good source for the Syriac texts?

Narsai: Selected Sermons, translated by Fr. Andrew Younan

Just finished reading @younan.bsky.social’s translation of Narsai. I had never read any Narsai before, and I was blown away! (I especially loved Memra 21: On the Temptation of Christ and Memra 44: On the New Creation.) Makes we want to try to tackle some Narsai in Syriac now!

A stack of books from Gorgias Press.

Some of my collection from @gorgiaspress.bsky.social The Syriac Peshitta New Testament: A Reader’s Edition has been a great resource as I’ve been (slowly) reading through the Gospels!

Hey @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social Do you do any Gothic language stuff? If so, any recs for where to start learning Gothic? I’ve tried Lambdin’s Intro to Gothic before and gotten a few chapters in, but was frustrated because I couldn’t find a key anywhere to check my work on the exercises.

Of the four K-12 private schools I’ve taught at in Texas, 3 of them have used CLC. Seems pretty common around here. (Not personally a big fan of CLC though . . .)

I loved the immersive approach, especially compared to the old-school (and really terrible) Greek book I learned from in undergrad.

I learned Latin in an undergrad course while I was doing my MA. We used Ørberg’s Lingua Latina over the course of 2.5 semesters, then finished off the third semester with some excerpts of Eutropius, Vergil, Lucan, and maybe a few Catullus poems.

Siege question @bretdevereaux.bsky.social : I was reading Josephus recently, and noticed that when he talks about battering rams, he says that they were aimed and walls or towers, but not at gates. Is the battering ram against the gate a misconception, or just a different technique?

Great! I might join in a couple weeks then. Can you send me the info?

Is this a one off or a recurring thing? I’m interested, but unsure about my availability tomorrow.

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Started attempting to go through Byock again the other day (tried a few years go and lost steam). How do you pace it when you use it for your class? And are there additional exercises or readings you do as you go, or just the exercises in the book?

I’m also planning on doing a similar activity with my 8th Grade history students using Carolingian Minuscule. What was your process with making the manuscripts? This is my first time doing the manuscript day, so I would love ideas to make it better and more fun!