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alternate case: Old English

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 (3,861 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 (2,823 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

Etymology (3,107 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

Charter (1,106 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

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

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

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

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"

Embryo (3,520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

An embryo (/ˈɛmbrioʊ/ EM-bree-oh) is the initial stage of development for a multicellular organism. In organisms that reproduce sexually, embryonic development

Black rat (4,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus

Flemish dialects (1,574 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)

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

Mother (5,215 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

child's life. The modern English word is from Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr (cf. East Frisian muur, Dutch moeder

Gypsum (4,185 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

Bruges (5,033 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

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

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

Crumpet (1,385 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

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

Rye (4,396 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

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

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

Title (5,010 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')

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

Peace (8,055 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful

Pit bull (7,825 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

19th-century dog-fighting type developed from crosses between the Old English Bulldog and the Old English Terrier. Pit bull–type dogs have a controversial reputation

Pannonian Basin (2,604 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

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

Pannonian Basin (2,604 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

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

Roof (3,478 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

Shed (3,854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

as shadde, possibly a variant of shade. The word shade comes from the Old English word sceadu, which means "shade, shadow, darkness". The term's P.Gmc

Gallon (3,292 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

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

Cambridgeshire (3,308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk

Padstow (3,157 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

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

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

Righteousness (3,156 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

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

Devon (9,424 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 (5,710 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

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

Good Friday (11,486 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

Fairy (8,543 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

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

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

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

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

Edgar Ætheling (2,723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edgar Ætheling or Edgar II (c. 1052 – 1125 or after) was the last male member of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex. He was elected King of England by

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

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

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

Stoat (4,871 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

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

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

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (926 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is a 1962 collection of poetry by J. R. R. Tolkien. The book contains 16 poems, two of which feature Tom Bombadil, a character

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

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

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

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

Coxswain (1,165 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cock, referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat, and swain, an Old English term derived from the Old Norse sveinn meaning boy or servant. In 1724

Hampshire (10,171 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

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

Chapbook (3,341 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

would sell such books. The first element of chapman comes in turn from Old English cēap 'barter', 'business', 'dealing', from which the modern adjective

Awe (2,768 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

deviating from one’s usual frame of reference. The term awe stems from the Old English word ege, meaning "terror, dread, awe," which may have arisen from the

Wigstan (939 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Wigstan (/ˈwiːstɑːn/, Old English pronunciation: [ˈwiːjˌstɑːn]; died c. 840 AD), also known as Saint Wystan, was the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd