Talk:Deor

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[edit] Verbal traditions

I felt something was needed about the verbal tradition Deor was coming out of. -MadMaxBeyondThunderDome

[edit] Animal?

Doesn't Deor mean "animal" in Old English? 惑乱 分からん * \)/ (\ (< \) (2 /) /)/ * 12:31, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Why, yes it does (it's cognate with German Tier), but used as an adjective, it means "brave." Deor 12:54, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Ahh, thank you, Deor. I guess you know what you're talking about. ;) I just conjectured that the poet would consider himself low and beast-like, but I might have interpreted it wrongly. 惑乱 分からん * \)/ (\ (< \) (2 /) /)/ * 13:08, 12 October 2007 (UTC)