ON THE TRANSLATION OF LEGAL TERMS IN TEXTS OF OLD AND MIDDLE ENGLISH
The present article concerns the formation of English language law terminology in the early stage of Scandinavian and Norman influence. Random synchronic comparative analysis of Old English prototerms with those in Old Scandinavian languages was conducted, followed by the diachronic analysis of lexical units in order to determine when and why their gradual substitution by Norman or Latin words took place. The paper also deals with translation peculiarities of Old English law terms.