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From these dates is what is considered the "Old English Era" Words:
art - are
bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down.
beseech - request, ask.
besought – asked, made request. (past tense of beseech)
betwixt – between.
canst - can.
cometh – comes, or coming.
dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack.
dost - do, does.
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From the year 700 a.d. to 1000 a.d. is when the book is thought to have been written. The earliest preserved book was written in 100 a.d.
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On this day the first battle occured when the Normans invaded England.
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This is the Middle English Era.
Words:
al, al be that: although
als, also: as, also
anon: at once
artow: art thou, thou art
as: as, as if, like
atte: at, at the
aventure: chance
axe: ask
ay: always
been: are
bet: better
beth: are; (imperative) be
brenne: burn
but, but if: unless
can, kan: know, be able
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This is the date in which it is believed that the first of the canterbury tales was written,
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Johannes Gutenberg started his work on the printing press 1436 and had it finished in 1440.
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This is the year wheh Christopher Colombus was credited for discovering America.
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Somewhere around 1500 The Great Vowel Shift occurred. This altered the way that words were pronounced.
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The transition from Middle English to Modern English took about 200 years. We are now in the Modern English Era.
Words:
academe, accused, addiction, advertising, amazement,
arouse, assassination, backing, bandit, bedroom,
beached, besmirch, birthplace, blanket, bloodstained,
barefaced, blushing, bet, bump, buzzer,
caked, cater, champion, circumstantial, cold-blooded,
compromise, courtship, countless, critic, dauntless,
dawn, deafening, discontent, dishearten, drugged,
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7 years after his death in 1616, 36 of Shakespear's play were published in his first folio.
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On this day the very first shot of the American Revolution was fired.
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There was said to be over 1 billion english speakers in the world at this time.
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The Scandonavian attacks on Brittain occurred for 70 years!
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In 985 Leif Erickson was said to have been the first person to explore North America, however, Christopher Columbus was credited for discovering North America in 1492.