Origins of the English People and the English LanguageD. Appleton, 1888 - 658 pages |
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afterward agus ancient Anglo-Saxon army became Bede Britain British Britons Cæsar called Celtic Celts century Charlemagne Chaucer chief Christian Chronicle church civilization classes coast common conquerors court Danes Danish derived dialects Dieu district Duke Duke of Normandy Dutch early Edward England English English language foreign France Franks French language French words Friesian Gaelic Gaul Gaulish German Greek guage Hist idiom inhabitants invasion Irish island king kingdom land language Latin latter laws learned literary literature lived meaning modern monks names native Nennius noble Norman conquest Normandy Norse ogham origin Picts poem poet poetry probably pronounced pronunciation provinces qu'il quæ quod race reign rivers Roman Salian Franks Saxon says Scandinavian speak speech spoken suffix sunt surnames Tacitus Teutonic tion tongue town translation tribes trouvère vocabulary Wales Welsh William writing written