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OE vocabulary OE - relatively few borrowings; most words were native (i.e. Germanic); Many words - almost identical: hand, winter, under; Some words - similar form, but different meaning: brēad (piece), drēam (joy), sellan (give), winnan (fight); Some words - limited context (fixed expressions/collocatins/idioms): bridegroom, werewolf, Yuletide; Many OE words did not survive: blīcan (shine), here (army), racu (explanation);
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OE - borrowings Latin: before OE (Romans Germanic tribes): trade: Lat vīnum OE wīn military: Lat vallum OE weall OE (Anglo-Saxons): learned loanwords: Lat scrīnium OE scrīn, Lat schola OE scōl Celtic: place names: Avon, Dover, London Lat Celtic OE: -ceaster, -coln
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OE - borrowings Old Norse Most ON words in OE were unwritten until ME Many loanwords = cognates: substitutionOE sweoster/ON systir bifurcationOE scyrte/ON skirta other examples; call take give they – them – their vind + auga (window)
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ME lexicon - borrowings Latin (often via Fr) religion: pulpit, scripture, law: conviction, commit, legitimate education: library, index, scribe science: medicine, equal, recipe Greek via Lat: chaos, history via Fr: chronicle, dragon,
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ME lexicon - borrowings French (esp. 1250 – 1400) administration: government, country, royal law: crime, court, judge religion: preach, saint military: castle, captain, soldier food: beef, fry, fruit education: literature, letter … Eng nobiles used many Fr words while speaking Eng
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ModE - borrowings Latin (science, geography, medicine): peninsula, library, delirium… Greek: many words via Lat & Fr: rhythm, barbarous, machine… French (social life, art): ModE: cigarette, police, camouflage, cliché… ME vs. ModE: chief vs. chef
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ModE - borrowings Spanish & Portuguese (trade, nature): alligator, chocolate, embargo, potato, tornado… Italian (art, food, social life): piano, opera, balloon, casino, fresco,influenza, broccoli… Dutch (trade, navy): deck, iceberg, smuggle, booze, Br colonies: jungle (Hindu), bazaar (Persian), tea (Chinese), rattan (Malay), boomerang (Austr), banana (W Afr)
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