Leksikoloogia konspekt (uus)
Germanic words
o Friend, bridge, ship, life, heaven, glass, death, make, meet
Old-English words –
o 23,000 – 24,000 items. Only about 3% are of non-Germanic origin. Etymologically
homogeneous. 65-85% of the Old English vocabulary has been lost
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o Bad, bird, woman, lady, gospel (godspel – good news), daisy
4. Latin borrowings
From 43 AD to 410 AD Britain was a province of the Roman Empire.
Continental borrowings
o Cheap, pepper, street, mile, butter, cheese, wine, inch, ounce, pound, kitchen, plum, cup,
dish, mint
o Latin element in place names
Castrum – fortress : Manchester, Gloucester, Chester, Doncaster
Colonia – colony : Lincoln
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