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C (2,468 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

represents only /k/. The Old English Latin-based writing system was learned from the Celts, apparently of Ireland; hence, ⟨c⟩ in Old English also originally represented

Playwright (2,499 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

across the world. The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause").

H (2,612 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

H, or h, is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, including the alphabets of other western European languages and

Norman Irish (3,848 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

elite settled in Ireland. The Hiberno-Normans came to be known as the Old English (Seanghaill) at this time. Many Norman-Irish families spread throughout

Coat of arms (2,822 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe

8 (2,408 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. English eight, from Old English eahta, æhta, Proto-Germanic *ahto is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European

Charter (1,071 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified

Etymology (2,915 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

earlier language. For example, Modern English heat is the reflex of the Old English hǣtu. Rarely, this word is used in reverse, and the reflex is actually

Carpathian Mountains (3,447 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

vertical terrain, cf. Old English scearp and English sharp. The name may instead come from Indo-European *kwerp 'to turn', akin to Old English hweorfan 'to turn

Fowl (1,263 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

characteristic of Middle English; the word 'fowl' is of Germanic origin (cf. Old English "fugol", West Frisian fûgel, Dutch vogel, German Vogel, Swedish fågel

Holy Spirit (2,588 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the large majority of Christians, the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost, from Old English gast, "spirit") is the third person of the Trinity: The "Triune God"

Good Friday (11,494 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

correct) derivation of goodbye from a contraction of 'God be with ye'. In Old English, the day was called Long Friday (langa frigedæg [ˈlɑŋɡɑ ˈfriːjedæj])—referring

Gypsum (4,158 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ways that are useful for casting and construction. Gypsum was known in Old English as spærstān, "spear stone", referring to its crystalline projections

Flemish dialects (1,566 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Flemish (Vlaams [vlaːms] ) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (Vlaams-Nederlands)

Official (1,110 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or

Gaelic nobility of Ireland (2,672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

This article concerns the Gaelic nobility of Ireland from ancient to modern times. It only partly overlaps with Chiefs of the Name because it excludes

River Tyne (1,949 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The River Tyne /ˈtaɪn/ is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is 73 miles (118 km). It is formed by the North Tyne and the

Bruges (5,008 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bruges (/bruːʒ/ BROOZH, French: [bʁyʒ] ; Dutch: Brugge [ˈbrʏɣə] ; West Flemish: Brugge [ˈbrœɦə]) is the capital and largest city of the province of West

Crumpet (1,383 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

based on an isolated 14th century reference to a "crompid cake", and the Old English word crompeht ('crumpled') being used to gloss Latin folialis, possibly

Pannonian Basin (2,548 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Low German scharf "potsherd", and Modern High German Scherbe "shard", Old English scearp and English sharp, Lithuanian kar~pas "cut, hack, notch", Latvian

Pannonian Basin (2,548 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Low German scharf "potsherd", and Modern High German Scherbe "shard", Old English scearp and English sharp, Lithuanian kar~pas "cut, hack, notch", Latvian

Ceawlin of Wessex (4,690 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

an apparently Anglo-Saxon dynasty. The name Ceawlin has no convincing Old English etymology; it seems more likely to be of British origin. The earliest

Félag (428 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

félag with another" has resulted in the modern English word fellow from Old English feolaga, Danish fælle from Old Danish felge, and Norwegian felle. The

Ingunar-Freyr (136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ingunar-Freyr is the name given to Freyr in the Lokasenna (43) and in the Great saga of Saint Olaf. It is often assumed that Ingunar is the West-Germanic

Rye (4,393 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

may derive from a Balkan language. The English name rye derives from Old English ryge, related to Dutch rogge, German Roggen, and Russian рожь rožʹ, again

Provost (religion) (1,461 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

(under the current system kontraktsprost), Icelandic prófastur (from the Old English prōfast), Finnish rovasti) is the leader of a provsti (Nor. prosti, Ice

Title (4,989 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are the equivalents of Baron and Baroness in England. Lord – From the Old English hlāford, hlāfweard, meaning, literally, 'bread-keeper', from hlāf ('bread')

Humber (2,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Humber /ˈhʌmbər/ is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal

Oswald of Northumbria (3,752 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Oswald (Old English pronunciation: [ˈoːzwɑɫd]; c 604 – 5 August 641/642) was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is venerated as a saint

Th (digraph) (1,084 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

to be pronounced /d/. In early Old English of the 7th and 8th centuries, the digraph ⟨th⟩ was used until the Old English Latin alphabet adapted the runic

Padstow (3,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Padstow (/ˈpædstoʊ/; Cornish Standard Written Form: Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United

Mesnil-Verclives (176 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Warcliva 11th century) Old English clif or Old Norse klif. Verclives is located on a small hill. The first element could be Old English waeter. In French intervocalic

Gallon (3,293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

several languages, for example jale in Old French and gęllet (bowl) in Old English. This suggests a common origin in Romance Latin, but the ultimate source

Durdle Door (1,346 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

map of the area named it "Dirdale Door". Durdle is derived from the Old English thirl, meaning to pierce, bore or drill, which in turn derives from thyrel

Coronary arteries (1,263 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The coronary arteries are the arterial blood vessels of coronary circulation, which transport oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. The heart requires

Peerage of England (451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

older baronies) can descend through females. Such peerages follow the old English inheritance law of moieties so all daughters (or granddaughters through

Roof (3,479 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

may also provide additional living space, for example, a roof garden. Old English hrof 'roof, ceiling, top, summit; heaven, sky', also figuratively, 'highest

Balrog (4,274 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

have gained the idea of a fire demon from his philological study of the Old English word Sigelwara, which he studied in detail in the 1930s. Balrogs appear

Stoat (4,865 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the Eurasian ermine or ermine, is a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern regions of North

Devon (9,297 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are generally described with the local placename -(a)cott, from the Old English for homestead, cf. cottage. Saxon endings in -worthy (from Anglo-Saxon

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (5,719 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (/ˈtɛnɪsən/; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen

Righteousness (3,147 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

two hundred times in the New Testament. Etymologically, it comes from Old English rihtwīs, from riht 'right' + wīs 'manner, state, condition' (as opposed

Flatworm (6,775 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

called flukes, as most have flat rhomboid shapes like that of a flounder (Old English flóc). There are about 11,000 species, more than all other platyhelminthes

Lyons-la-Forêt (952 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

< Liger and -ley in Beverley (Yorkshire) from Celtic *bibro *licos > Old English beofor beaver, *licc stream. An early mention of a ducal residence in

Fairy (8,532 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Latinate fae, from which fairy derives, is distinct from English fey (from Old English fǣġe), which means 'fated to die'. However, this unrelated Germanic word

Skald (3,349 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A skald, or skáld (Old Norse: [ˈskɔːld]; Icelandic: [ˈskault], meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the

River Ure (1,254 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Earp in about 1025, probably an error for Ear ƿ, where ƿ represents the Old English letter wynn or 'w', standing for ƿæter ("water"). By 1140 it is recorded

Strake (578 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

few clinker craft use them. Oxford English Dictionary -"Strake" (from Old English "streccan", stretch), nautical: each of the several continuous lines

Fess (779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In heraldry, a fess or fesse (from Middle English fesse, Old French faisse, and Latin fascia, "band") is a charge on a coat of arms (or flag) that takes

Okehampton (1,993 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Okehampton (/ˌoʊkˈhæmptən/ or /ˈoʊkæmptən/) is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. At the 2021 census, the parish had

Alabaster (3,388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alabaster is a mineral and a soft rock used for carvings and as a source of plaster powder. Archaeologists, geologists, and the stone industry have different

Early Scots (2,385 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1450. The northern forms of Middle English descended from Northumbrian Old English. During this period, speakers referred to the language as "English" (Inglis

Waist (1,355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

it), probably from Old English *wæst 'growth', hence, 'where the body grows', from Proto-Germanic *wahs-tu- (cognates: Old English wæstm, Old Norse vöxtr

Parkin (cake) (1,271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

or theorf meant "unleavened, un-fermented, solid tough or sodden" in Old English. John Wycliffe in his translation of the Bible in 1389 (Mark Ch.14.v

Hide (unit) (2,818 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The hide was an English unit of land measurement originally intended to represent the amount of land sufficient to support a household. The Anglo-Saxon

Hampshire (10,213 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Stenton 1971, p. 23. Chambers, Raymond Wilson (1912). Widsith: A Study in Old English Heroic Legend. Cambridge University Press. pp. 231–241. OCLC 459182809

Hamilton, South Lanarkshire (3,167 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hamilton (Scots: Hamiltoun; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Hamaltan [ˈpalə ˈhaməl̪ˠt̪ʰan]) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main

Drapery (774 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Drapery is a general word referring to cloths or textiles (Old French draperie, from Late Latin drappus). It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes

Wheel of the Year (5,064 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reconstruction produced by linguist Jacob Grimm of an Old High German form of the Old English Ēostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess for whom, according to Bede, feasts were