English Language History

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  1. 4. The most famous writer in Middle English
  2. 7. Old English was written primarily in this script
  3. 8. People that introduced Latin script to Britain
  4. 9. While English serfs called this "deer", French aristocracy called this...
  5. 11. Language family that English belongs to...
  6. 13. Language spoken in Britain (English) prior to the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons
  7. 14. Language that the Normans introduced to England
  8. 16. While English serfs called this "calf", French aristocracy called this...
  9. 17. Language spoken in Italy
  10. 20. The word "shoes" in Germanic Old English
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  1. 1. The word "houses" in Germanic Old English
  2. 2. The most famous writer in Modern English
  3. 3. English king who brought English back into court use
  4. 5. While English serfs called this "sheep", French aristocracy called this...
  5. 6. When English uses words from a foreign language the words are these type
  6. 10. The most spoken language in the world
  7. 12. People that conquered England in 1066
  8. 15. This language gave the largest percentage of religious words to English
  9. 18. Language that the Vikings spoke
  10. 19. Middle English developed from the dialect of this English city