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How well do you know the origins of English words? – Part 2

Since our first post about How well do you know the origins of English words? was so popular, we decided to create a second quiz: here are 20 words, some of them have their origins from the Anglo-Saxons (Old English) while others come from Old Norse, spoken by the Vikings the invaded the British Isles in the Early Middle Ages. Can you tell which English words come from Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse?

Try also:

How well do you know the origins of English words? (Part 1)

The History of English in Ten Minutes

The Evolution Of English

A Word About Our Words

Old Norse Influence in Modern English: The Effect of the Viking Invasion

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