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Old Norse words enter the English language such as sister, wish, skin, and die.
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He was a monk who wrote in Latin the Ecclesiastical History of the English People which was a source of information for the early settlements of Anglo Saxons. -
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This leads to the translation of Latin works into English. -
The Normans brought a form of French that the higher classes used to communicate. -
Some examples of the words used were: Tho - Those; then
Unnethe - Scarcely
Ynogh - Enough -
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Books became cheaper allowing more people to learn how to read. English became standardized and, and grammar and spelling became fixed. -
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Words used in Early Modern English were similar to those used in Shakespeare's writing. afeard - afraid, frightened, scared
base - dishonorable, low, unworthy
issue - child or children, offspring, family, descendant -
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