I know I haven’t told you all about my weekend in York yet (it was amazing!), but I will when I can. I’m drowning in work at the moment, but have decided I must relate to you this amusing note:
For my Northern Myth and Epic class, I’m currently trying to plow through Beowulf in one night. I’m almost halfway there… My copy of Beowulf is a library copy, because I have no interest in taking Beowulf home with me. As I was reading this: “Beowulf was not there, but before that, after the giving of treasure, another lodging-place had been allotted to the noble Geat.” I see these words scribbled in pencil in the margin next to ‘Geat’: ‘Git!! Tee hee!!’ Right under them in blue pen is an additional comment: “ha ha ha!”
I’m so amused.
Right. Back to Beowulf.
i don’t get it…
Okay. ‘Geat’ is pronounced ‘gay-aht’.
According to Urban Dictionary, ‘git: Total and utter tosser who is incapable of doing anything other than annoying people, and not in a way that is funny to others. Best used idly. e.g. “Git.” ‘
Better?