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This research aims to analyze the distribution and context of Old English terms for magical practitioners across prose and verse.

Magical practitioners in Old English prose and verse: A study of a lexical field

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This article examines magical practitioners' lexical items in Old English texts, revealing genre's limited influence on their usage.

This research aims to analyze the distribution and context of Old English terms for magical practitioners across prose and verse.
Examined 16 Old English lexical items related to magical practitioners.
Analyzed their distribution across different genres and textual contexts.
Focused on the referents and usage patterns of terms like dry, drymann, and wicca.
Genre showed less significance in item choice; topic influenced usage more.
Dry and drymann were restricted in use, often indicating practitioners distanced from early medieval society.
Wicca exhibited a wider range of referents, contributing to its continued relevance as a term.

Ida Meerto (2026) studied this question.

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