Beowulf
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The Word “Million” Didn’t Exist Until We Needed It
I would cut off my right hand if you find it.” That was the guarantee retired Columbia history lecturer Jens Ulff-Møller made that there was no word for “million” in Old English, a medieval predecessor of the language you’re currently reading. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Some Anglo-Saxon writers understood the idea […]