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  1. Óláfr pái Hǫskuldsson’s landing in Ireland (Laxdæla saga) in light of the Irish law of the shore

    Article • NOWELE North-Western European Language Evolution, April 2024, John Benjamins

    William Sayers

  2. Divine Displacement

    Article • Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, January 2022, Brill

    William Sayers

  3. Runic alu and laukaz on Objects of the Germanic Migration Period

    Article • Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, March 2021, Brill

    William Sayers

  4. Terms of Disarray: The Etymologies of Harum-Scarum, Helter-Skelter, and Pell-Mell

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  5. Fiddle-faddle and Flibbertigibbet: Etymologies

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  6. Curmudgeon, an Etymology

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  7. The Etymology of List, ‘Inclination of a Ship’

    Article • The Mariner s Mirror, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  8. Skulduggery: Etymology

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  9. A Dicey Pair of Etymologies: Minx “Saucy Girl” and Grifter “Thief, Swindler”

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  10. The Etymologies of Old English Bædling “Sodomite” and Modern English Bad

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  11. Referential Instability in the Historical Designations of Domestic and Game Animals in Britain: The Examples of Teg “Yearling Sheep” and Stag “Male of the Red Deer”

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  12. The Etymology of English Hog

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  13. Of Blind Mice, Bald Mice, and Bawkie-Birds: Euphemism and Early Names for the Bat

    Article • ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  14. Whalemen's Words: Harpoon, try-works and train-oil

    Article • The Mariner s Mirror, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    William Sayers

  15. Mackerel and Penguin

    Article • NOWELE North-Western European Language Evolution, June 2009, John Benjamins

    William Sayers

  16. Lexical and Literary Evidence for Medieval Trade in Precious Goods

    Article • NOWELE North-Western European Language Evolution, March 2004, John Benjamins

    William Sayers

  17. Some Fishy Etymologies

    Article • NOWELE North-Western European Language Evolution, October 2002, John Benjamins

    William Sayers

  18. Sexual Defamation in Medieval Iceland

    Article • NOWELE North-Western European Language Evolution, March 1997, John Benjamins

    William Sayers