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Gōdne ǣfen: Good evening
Gōde nihte: Good night
Far gesund (sg) Faraþ gesunde (pl) Faraþ gesunda (pl/f) Wes Hāl (sg) Wesaþ hāle (pl) Wesaþ hāla (pl/f) Wes þū hāl God þē mid sīe ("God be with you"): goodbye (parting phrases)
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"Birth of the Venerable Bede, the monk who composed The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, a key source of information about Anglo Saxon settlement."
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"the Saxon kingdoms of Essex and Middlesex; the Angle kingdoms of Mercia, East Anglia, and Northumbria. St. Augustine and Irish missionaries convert Anglo-Saxons to Christianity, introducing new religious words borrowed from Latin and Greek. Latin speakers begin referring to the country as Anglia and later as Englaland."
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"Approximate date of the only surviving manuscript of the Old English epic poem Beowulf, composed by an anonymous poet between the 8th century and the early 11th century."
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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
canstow: can you, you can
cas: happening, chance
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"King John signs the Magna Carta, a critical document in the long historical process leading to the rule of constitutional law in the English-speaking world."
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Under Edward I, royal authority is consolidated in England and Wales.
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"The Statute of Pleading makes English the official language in England. Parliament is opened with its first speech delivered in English."
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This was one of the first works on logic and rhetoric in English.
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"The first English settlements are made in North America. William Tyndale's English translation of the Bible is published. Many Greek and Latin borrowings enter English."
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Certainly!
Good afternoon.
Good evening sir.
Good Luck.
Good morning.
Great.
Happy Birthday.
Have a good trip.
