Re:Beowulf's opening "What" is no interjection
by nonethewiser on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @11:43PM
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>According to the historical linguist, rather than reading: “Listen! We have heard of the might of the kings” the Old English of “Hwæt! We Gar-Dena in gear-dagum, þeod-cyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!” should instead be understood as: “How we have heard of the might of the kings.”
So semantically... no difference.