Across
- 3. The primary individuals writing books prior to the invention of the printing press
- 6. Author of The Cantebury Tales
- 10. inherited words from a shared ancestor
- 12. distinct regional/social variation of a language
- 13. Process of changing words to make them more understandable in English
- 16. Old English version of 'bears'
- 17. Occured between 1500-1800 CE
- 18. The history of a word is its ________
Down
- 1. The language the word 'assemble' came from
- 2. The language influencing English after the Normal conquest
- 4. The first period of English
- 5. Famous Early Modern English poet/playwright
- 7. Book that led to the standardisation of spelling and grammar
- 8. Word for a classical type of dance with a French root word
- 9. Version of the bible that was released in 1611 (Early Modern English period)
- 11. The French were victorious against Britain at the Battle of _______
- 14. The revolution that led to compulsory children's education
- 15. The country the word 'kindergarten' came from