What's the Earliest English Word?
May 22, 2017
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as posted by the channelWe're looking for the earliest surviving written English word--is it in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, on artifacts from the migration period, or in Latin?
For more on the AngloSaxon invasion of England, take a look at my collaboration with Jabzy for his 3Minute History series
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For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University's courses in the Humanities, including "Greek and Latin Roots of English" and other Ancient Studies courses, online and on campus in Sudbury, Ontario.
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