Hough, C. (2001) Old English pottere. Neophilologus, 85(4), pp. 621-624. (doi: 10.1023/A:1011820028461)
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Abstract
Old English <i>pottere</i>, recorded as a nonce occurrence in a tenth-century charter bound, is generally associated with OE <i>pot(t)</i> 'a pot' and taken to represent the etymon of ModE <i>potter</i>. The interpretation is, however, open to question. An association with OE <i>potian</i> 'to push, thrust, strike, butt' is at least equally plausible on both formal and contextual grounds, while onomastic evidence indicates that the occupational term is more likely to have entered Middle English from Old French.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hough, Professor Carole |
| Authors: | Hough, C. |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PE English |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Language and Linguistics |
| Journal Name: | Neophilologus |
| ISSN: | 0028-2677 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1572-8668 |
| Published Online: | 28 October 2004 |
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