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Examples from Old English include "eald," which meant old, "nett," which meant net, "hus," which meant house, and "brodor," which meant brother.
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Examples of words that were considered Modern English that evolved from different languages and new inventions are "shampoo," "radar," "banana," and "Thursday."
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Examples of words from Middle English are "alday," which meant daily, "bryngen," which meant bring, "foul," ehich meant dirty, and "wedde" which meant marry.
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Shakespeare's works were not published until they were found after his death. Hundreds of new words were created by Shakespeare's writing. It is said that the famous writer never wanted his plays to be read, but to be heard. He believed that the words he created conveyed emotions that were critical to the story.
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The Industrial Revolution is a very important part of the History of the English language. New words were adapted to the language from other areas and new phrases were formed to encompass all of the new technologies and objects that were being invented during the time.
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Beowulf is the most famous piece of Old English literature. Written around the year 800, the poem is ine of the most widely used references to old English and shows the early development of the Anglo-Saxon language.
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