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... England ( Engla - land , the land of the Angles ) . The term Angle or Engle is supposed by some to take its name from the district of Angeln in the Duchy of Schleswig . 12. The Frisians or Jutes settled in Kent ; the Angles in the north ...
... England ( Engla - land , the land of the Angles ) . The term Angle or Engle is supposed by some to take its name from the district of Angeln in the Duchy of Schleswig . 12. The Frisians or Jutes settled in Kent ; the Angles in the north ...
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... England , Scotland , the Hebrides , and Ireland , as well as in other parts of Europe . In the ninth century they obtained a permanent footing in 8 HISTORICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR . [ Chap . The Scandinavian Element in English.
... England , Scotland , the Hebrides , and Ireland , as well as in other parts of Europe . In the ninth century they obtained a permanent footing in 8 HISTORICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR . [ Chap . The Scandinavian Element in English.
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... England : and in the eleventh century a Danish dynasty was established on the throne for nearly thirty years ( A.D. 1016-1042 ) . The Scandinavians were a Teutonic people and their language very closely resembled the old English speech ...
... England : and in the eleventh century a Danish dynasty was established on the throne for nearly thirty years ( A.D. 1016-1042 ) . The Scandinavians were a Teutonic people and their language very closely resembled the old English speech ...
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... England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries are almost as flexionless as modern English . These parts of England were the last to come under the influence of Norman - French . III . The Latin Element in English . I. LATIN OF THE ...
... England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries are almost as flexionless as modern English . These parts of England were the last to come under the influence of Norman - French . III . The Latin Element in English . I. LATIN OF THE ...
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... England into connection with Rome , and during the four follow- ing centuries a large number of Latin words became familiar to educated Englishmen . The words introduced into the language during this period were , for the most part ...
... England into connection with Rome , and during the four follow- ing centuries a large number of Latin words became familiar to educated Englishmen . The words introduced into the language during this period were , for the most part ...
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