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An Anglo-Saxon is a member of one of the Germanic peoples, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries. OR it could be a person of English or Anglo-Saxon ancestry.
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Anglo-Saxon is a collective term for all the Germanic peoples groups who came to inhabit the former Roman Province of Britannia after the legions withdrew from 410 A.D.
of English decent.
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Among the most valued attributes a person could possess in AngloSaxon culture were courage resourcefulness and what?
skill in combat
Was kenning a characteristic associated with Anglo-Saxon poetry?
Yes, it was a way of combining words to make metaphors. There is a good explanation here: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/changlang/activities/lang/anglosaxon/anglosax.html
What have we borrowed from Greece?
Many of your assumptions about English are just plain wrong. No language borrows needlessly from another language. There are variations in meaning. "Weekend" does not mean the same as "fin de semaine." So the French people despite threats from the French language academy still use "weekend." England was conquered by Normans from France in 1066. Latin based words came into English through French. In 1066, what science was there ? English spelling has never been regular. The most common words are irregular. be/am/is/are, was/were, been English is the language of science precisely because English has such a variety of words. English has the largest vocabulary of any language. Sailing, shipping and navigation do not mean the same thing. sail and ship are anglo-saxon words navigation is Latin based What are good anglo-saxon words for vocabulary( Latin) or etymology (Greek) that conveys the same meanings? What are good Anglosaxon words that convey meanings of the word philosophy?
Who invented the language?
Anglosaxon and latin
In AngloSaxon poetry the term wave walker would be an example of what?
Alliteration
What was a function the public recital of poetry in the AngloSaxon and Scandinavian cultures?
what the fu**
Do anglosaxon children go to school?
no they dont because schools did not exist
AngloSaxon poetry the term wave walker would be an example of what?
alliteration
The AngloSaxon root ward as used in the English word warden is best defined by which of the following?
Guard or protect :D
Among the most valued attributes a person could possess in AngloSaxon culture were courage resourcefulness and what?
skill in combat
What has the author STUART FOREMAN written?
STUART FOREMAN has written: 'GATHERING THE PEOPLE, SETTLING THE LAND: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A MIDDLE THAMES LANDSCAPE: ANGLOSAXON TO POST..'
Was kenning a characteristic associated with Anglo-Saxon poetry?
Yes, it was a way of combining words to make metaphors. There is a good explanation here: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/changlang/activities/lang/anglosaxon/anglosax.html
In AngloSaxon poetry the term wavewalker would be an example of what?
"Wavewalker" is an example of a kenning in Anglo-Saxon poetry. Kennings are metaphoric compound phrases used to describe people, objects, or concepts in a more imaginative and indirect way.
How do you pronounce ruben blades' name?
According to the Flixster website: "Blades is an anglosaxon surname, but as many other names the mispronunciation in Spanish became widely used. His surname is either pronounced in its original English form or using Spanish phonemes; his family uses the English pronunciation."
Based on your knowledge of AngloSaxon roots which of the following words most likely means a period of excessive dryness?
Drought means a period of excessive dryness.
