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This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).
Old Capulet is a minor character – a kinsman of Capulet – in the party scene of Romeo and Juliet. Old Clifford , father of Clifford, is a Lancastrian leader in Henry VI, Part 2. Old Gobbo, the blind old father of Launcelot Gobbo, is a clown in The Merchant of Venice. Old Hamlet is the father of the title character in Hamlet. His ghost ...
This category is for English phrases which were invented by Shakespeare, and older phrases which were notably used in his works.
In this word game that's part Bobble and part Scrabble, your goal is to find as many words as possible from the collection of scrambled words before time runs WordChuck: 7 ways to up your word ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
William Shakespeare's play Hamlet has contributed many phrases to common English, from the famous "To be, or not to be" to a few less known, but still in everyday English. Some also occur elsewhere (e.g. in the Bible) or are proverbial. All quotations are second quarto except as noted:
Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency. A big list will constantly show you what words you don't know and what you need to work on and is useful for testing yourself.
He is a prince of Denmark, called on to avenge his father's (Old Hamlet's) murder by Claudius. Old Hamlet is the father of the protagonist in Hamlet. His ghost appears to exhort Hamlet to revenge Old Hamlet's murder by Claudius. Harcourt is a messenger to the king in Henry IV, Part 2. The Governor of Harfleur (hist) surrenders to Henry in Henry V.