Words Ancient and ModernJ. Murray, 1926 - 163 pages |
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16th century adjective adopted Anglo-Sax Anglo-Saxon appears apple applied arrumer Authorized Version became become borrowed bourgeois called casks Chaucer cognate with Lat coin common compound connection corresponding Cotgrave court derived dialect Du Cange Dutch earlier earliest early England English epithet etymologists etymology explained express fact familiar folk-etymology French word fruit Gavin Douglas German Goth king late later Latin Layamon London meaning medieval modern nautical noun Old Fr Old French Old High Old Norse old word older original sense Oxford Dictionary quotes pack parmain pear philistine phrase pipe plural prefix Promptorium Parvulorum pronunciation punch raids recorded rendered Roman Romance languages rummage Russian Sanskrit says Scott sergeant Shakespeare skate Skeat Slavonic spelling stilt story stunning suggests survives synonymous Teutonic languages tion trounce trudge truncheon übermensch Ulfila usually verb verge viking vocabulary Vulgar Lat Vulgate warden wassail wealth weird whence yeoman yond
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