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• Care
  ...O-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] caru; akin to Old High German kara lament, Old Irish gairm call, cry, [[Latin]] garrire to chatter
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• Clan
  ...RIOD Middle English], from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from [[Latin]] planta plant ...taken into [[English]] about 1425 as a label for the tribal [[nature]] of Irish and Scottish Gaelic society. The Gaelic term for clan is fine [finɨ]. Clan
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• Siblings
  ...ally inheritance law) half siblings were often accorded unequal treatment. Old [[English]] [[common law]] at one time incorporated inequalities into the l ...cal children of their wetnurse, provided that they are less than two years old. Islamic law ([[shariah]]) codifies the relationship between these people,
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• Soirée
  ....php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] sīth late
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• Cross
  ...ERIOD Old English], from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from [[Latin]] cruc-, crux ...crux]'', a [[Roman]] [[torture]] device used for [[crucifixion]], via Old Irish cros. The word was introduced to [[English]] in the 10th century as the ter
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• Thirst
  ...akin to Old High German durst thirst, [[Latin]] torrēre to dry, parch, Old Irish tart dryness, thirst, [[Greek]] tersesthai to become dry
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• Carpenter
  ....php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wryhta), which could be used in compound forms such as wheelwright
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• Rhyme
  ...Old Irish rím, [[Greek]] ἀριθμός arithmos "[[number]]". Alternatively, the Old French words may derive from [[Latin]] ''rhythmus'', from Greek ῥυθμό
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• Brigand
  ..., of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic Celtic] [[origin]]; akin to Old Irish bríg [[strength]] The brigand is supposed to derive his [[name]] from the Old French brigan, which is a form of the Italian brigante, an irregular or par
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• Creed
  ...Nicene Creeds]), from credere to believe, [[trust]], entrust; akin to Old Irish cretid he believes, [[Sanskrit]] śrad-dadhāti
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• Yoke
  ...1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] geoc; akin to Old High German joh yoke, [[Latin]] jugum, [[Greek]] zygon, [[Sanskrit]] yuga, ...á), Hittite (iúkan), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo), Lithuanian jungas, Old Irish cuing, Romanian jug, etc. (all [[meaning]] "yoke").
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• Purity
  ...to Old High German fowen to sift, [[Sanskrit]] punāti he cleanses, Middle Irish úr fresh, new
  2 KB (282 words) - 02:32, 13 December 2020
• Land
  ...ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]; akin to Old High German lant land, Middle Irish lann
  4 KB (509 words) - 01:21, 13 December 2020
• Celt
  ...with [[Old Irish]] from about the eighth century. Coherent texts of Early Irish literature, such as the ''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]'', survive in 12th centur ...e sixth century. "Celtic Europe" today refers to the lands surrounding the Irish Sea, as well as [[Cornwall]] and [[Brittany]] on either side of the [[Engli
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• Mitigate
  ..., from mitis soft + -igare (akin to [[Latin]] agere to drive); akin to Old Irish moíth soft
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• Cauldron
  ...l'' "cauldron"), Middle English ''chetel''. The word kettle comes from the Old Norse variant spelling ketill "cauldron". ...ions in a cauldron. Also, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_folklore Irish folklore], a cauldron is purported to be where [https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
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• Liquid
  ...rom liquēre to be fluid; akin to Latin lixa water, lye, and perhaps to Old Irish fliuch damp
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• Rishi
  ...n (Irish) form 'arsan' (a [[sage]], a man old in [[wisdom]]) and 'arrach' (old, ancient, aged) as related to rishi. In [[Sanskrit]], forms of the root 'ri
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• Budget
  ....php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] belg bag A '''budget''' (from old French bougette, purse) is a list of all [[planned]] expenses and revenues.
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• Physician
  ...with a hard C). This archaic noun had entered Middle English by 1300 (via Old French fisique). Physic meant the art or [[science]] of treatment with drug In [[English]], there have been many synonyms for physician, both old and new, with some semantic variation. The noun phrase medical practitioner
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