Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Uhtceare



Uhtceare meant 'worry before dawn'. Uht was the time before dawn and ceare meant care. The Anglo Saxons were sorely afflicted by uhtceare, especially the wives.


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  1. Unknown24 February 2013 at 10:02

    Very much enjoying reading the book. Used it in my own blog: http://barryh2.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/from-uhtceare-to-lychnobios-deadlines-and-procrastination/

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  2. Anonymous18 October 2013 at 00:36

    My daughter found your blog and "gave" me the word Uhtceare, as I suffer from it and did not know it by name. I have since written a poem about it (crediting you for the definition) and posted it on my blog, Sauviloquy.wordpress.com , which has started going so viral that it is now in second position on google searches of the word! (second only to you!)
    I feel I ought to say thankyou!

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  3. captain sparkle16 February 2017 at 08:41

    Fantastic! I thought it was just me doing this, now I find it has a name!!

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  4. Anonymous8 November 2020 at 16:03

    Mark, I had a terrible bout of ‘Uhtceare’ this morning and then on finally getting out of bed I was struck with the solution to my worry!

    Is there a lost word for ceasing to ‘Uhtceare’?

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  5. John Perryn31 January 2021 at 14:18

    The word 'UHTCEARE' appears in an Anglo Saxon poem called 'The Wife's Lament'. It is recorded ton the 10th century Exeter Book. The seventh line translated to modern English reads "...how many gut-wretched nights ground over me...". Here https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-wifes-lament/

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  6. John Perryn31 January 2021 at 14:24

    The word 'Uhtceare' appears in the poem "The Wife's Lament" - from 10th century Old English Exeter Book. Translated here - https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-wifes-lament/ (Line 7)

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  7. Anonymous2 March 2021 at 16:34

    See the piece "Uhtceare" by John Jeremiah Sullivan in the Spring issue of The Paris Review.

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