The History of the English Language Flashcards
Who were the first people on the British Isles?
The celts
What language did they (the celts) speak?
Celtic language
Do they (the Celts) still live within the United Kingdom?
No, northern irland
Who arrived second?
The romans
When were they (the romans) there?
43-410 AD
Name four marks the Romans left on Great Britain
Named the irland Britania
Build roads and cities
They build a wall called Hadrian’s wall year 122-127 AD. They build the walls to keep wild tribes away. The Wall was build beetwen England and Scottland to mark a border of the Roman empier
When was the English language invented and by whom?
Germanic tribes. Angels, Saxons and Jutes 400-500 AD
What did Old English sound like?
Dutch, German, Frisian
When and how did Latin start influencing the English language?
597 AD did Latin came to Britain by christianity
Latin alphabet, new letters and new way of writing
What is Offa’s Dike?
A dike that is dugg to keep away enemys. The dike prospects Mercia from Powys (Wellas)
When did the Vikings start invading parts of Great Britain
800 AD
Give examples of Old Norse words that are still used in the English language today
Traust
Þó
Oddi
Er
Likligr
Same
Þeirra
Þeir
Gift
Beserk
Who were the Normans?
The Normans were descendants of Vikings
Where did the Normans come from?
Normandie (part of France now)
What language did the Normans speak?
French
