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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.).
This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE *gʷōus.
In today's puzzle, there are nine theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: SM. LO ...
Techniques that involve semantics and the choosing of words. Anglish: a writing using exclusively words of Germanic origin; Auto-antonym: a word that contains opposite meanings; Autogram: a sentence that provide an inventory of its own characters; Irony; Malapropism: incorrect usage of a word by substituting a similar-sounding word with ...
“You get one split second,” he said of the similarities between sport and nature photography. “They’re both shot at relatively high speeds and they’re both shot with equipment that can ...
The goat split is a process that has affected London dialects, Australian English, and Estuary English. [35] [36] In the first phase of the split, the diphthong of goat /əʊ/ developed an allophone [ɒʊ] before "dark" (nonprevocalic) /l/. Thus goal no longer had the same vowel as goat ([ɡɒʊɫ] vs. [ɡəʊʔ]). [35]
To avoid confusion, the Middle Atlantic American split is usually referred to in American linguistics as a 'short-a split'. In accents unaffected by the split, words like bath and laugh usually have the same vowel as words like cat, trap and man: the short A or flat A. Similar changes took place in words with o in the lot–cloth split.
The split jack is a variation on the jumping jack that is similar to the split jump. It is performed by first standing in a staggered stance, while having the right foot in front of the left foot. Then the actual jumps are done while swinging an arm that is opposite to the jumping foot, switching legs throughout the process. [4] [5]