a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by Englis…
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the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350
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Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the West Germanic language of the Netherlands
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of th…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of th…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germani…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Germanic origins.the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
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a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: extinct, germanic, language, medieval, scandinavia.
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