ANSTHRLD - Patronymic sources

[Jodi McMaster]

Richard Culver wrote:
> 
> Wesaþ ge hal!
> 
>    I was curious if anyone has specific sources for patronyms in Old
> English.  I am familiar with the "-ing", but I have seen various forms of
> "X-es dohtor" or "X-es sunu".  I was wondering when the shift was made.  Was
> it a result of the Dane Law?  


Good question.  Oh.  An answer?  When I recover from sleep deprivation,
I'll look through what I've got, but my hunch is that Woolf may talk
about it...but I'm fuddled enough that I can't be anywhere near certain.

AElfwyn
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