The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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... Germanic , possibly the unattested Frankish fehu - ōd . This was a compound of fehu , ' cattle ' , and ōd , ' wealth ' . Since the ownership of cattle indicated wealth , derivations from fehu developed the sense of ' possessions ...
... Germanic , possibly the unattested Frankish fehu - ōd . This was a compound of fehu , ' cattle ' , and ōd , ' wealth ' . Since the ownership of cattle indicated wealth , derivations from fehu developed the sense of ' possessions ...
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... Germanic tribe who lived there consequently named it Angul and they themselves became known as Angles . In the fifth century AD the Angles were amongst the Germanic tribes which migrated to England . The name of these invaders lives on ...
... Germanic tribe who lived there consequently named it Angul and they themselves became known as Angles . In the fifth century AD the Angles were amongst the Germanic tribes which migrated to England . The name of these invaders lives on ...
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... Germanic root khlut- is responsible for a number of words in Germanic and Romance languages that relate to the practice . Middle Dutch , for instance , gained the word lot which denoted ' an object used in chance selection ' . During ...
... Germanic root khlut- is responsible for a number of words in Germanic and Romance languages that relate to the practice . Middle Dutch , for instance , gained the word lot which denoted ' an object used in chance selection ' . During ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
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