The Roots of the English Language

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Across
  1. 5. develop gradually
  2. 6. the ancient language of the Roman Empire
  3. 8. the social class who set and decide the political and economic agenda of society
  4. 10. these people spoke Old Norse
  5. 11. originating from Germany
Down
  1. 1. an Old English epic poem 700-750 AD
  2. 2. a form of old French spoken by the dominant people of the 11th century in Europe
  3. 3. constitute a branch of the Indo-European family and include Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Manx, Cornish, and several extinct pre-Roman languages such as Gaulish.
  4. 4. all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.
  5. 7. famous English poet and author from the fourteenth century
  6. 9. the Angles, _______, and Jutes were three tribes