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What is the difference between Imperative Mood in Old English and in Modern English?

OE - 2 imperative forms (Singular & Plural / Polite), Modern English - 1 imperative form

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boom

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rocket

Go to first place!

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rocket

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banana

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A sign which was used in Old English to indicate the length of the vowel is called ...

Macron

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thief

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gold

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gift

Win 25 points!

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baam

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In ... languages, a word itself is changed to produce a grammatical form or to show grammatical relations between words

synthetical

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Latin borrowings of the Zero period appeared in the English language due to ...

contacts of Romans and Germanic tribes on the continent

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The Old English Runic alphabet is called ...

Futhorc

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What was the main difference between the declension types of nouns and adjectives in Old English?

Nouns - constant declension type, adjectives - changeable category

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Who is the author of "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People"?

Bede the Venerable

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When was the Grimm's law formulated?

1822

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A historical treatise a part of which was based on "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" is ...

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

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... used to have three numbers in the Old English period.

Personal pronouns

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heart

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magnet

Take 10 points!

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fairy

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thief

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What are the three main Germanic tribes who invaded Britain in V century AD?

Jutes, Angles, Saxons

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... dialect was spoken by Jutes.

Kentish

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The historical event of the Old English period which resulted in changing the structure of the English language is ...

Scandinavian invasion

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