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The mother's brother: An investigation into the meaning of Old Englisheam

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I am indebted to Dr. Rolf H. Bremmer who drew my attention to the subject of this paper and who has helped me in improving the manuscript.

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Bajema, I.M. The mother's brother: An investigation into the meaning of Old Englisheam . Neophilologus 78, 633–643 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01003513

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