Asap
match the anglo-saxon letter to its name and sound it makes.
1. ƿ
2. þ<...
English, 03.02.2020 10:52 KillerSteamcar
Asap
match the anglo-saxon letter to its name and sound it makes.
1. ƿ
2. þ
3. ꝥ
4. æ
5. ð
6. œ
a. eth (voiced th as in "they")
b. thorn (unvoiced th as in "thick")
c. wynn (makes w sound)
d. "ash" (like the short an in "apple")
e. (crossed thorn) abbreviation for "that" or "þæt"
f. "ethel" (sounds approximately like a short e).
2. what is the best anglo-saxon term for "pig"?
a. þæt sƿin
b. se gatbucca
c. þæt sceap
d. se mul
e. seo catte
3. what is the best translation given for "þæt sceap"?
a. sheep
b. stag
c. goat
d. soldier
4. what is a cognate?
a. a discernible connection between two or more words from different languages where they share a common root word or derivation. ex. english "is", german "ist", latin "est".
b. any use of a word in a non-literal sense, e. g. at the foot of the mountain where a foot is employed figuratively to indicate the bottom of the mountain.
c. a difference of word choice between two or more languages where different people groups use different words to mean the same thing, but otherwise use the same language. ex. british and american english differences in vocabulary: "lorry" vs. "bus", "chips" vs. "french fries", etc.
d. in grammar the unalterable core of a word to which all suffixes are added, e. g. friend in un-friend-li-ness.
5. what is the purpose of the articles "se", "seo", and "þæt"?
a. they are arbitrarily assigned to nouns and just "sound right" to native speakers of the language, but otherwise have little other meaning.
b. they show gender: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
c. they mean "the", "this", and "that".
e. they show relative size of the noun, "small", "medium", "large".
6. what is the best translation given for "þæt deor"?
a. a dragon
b. a wild animal or deer
c. a farm animal or goat
e. a hart
Answers: 2
English, 22.06.2019 02:00
Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. even though most people think of africa as a desert, zimbabwe has a hot, tropical climate, so mangoes, passion fruit, pineapples, and avocados grow well there. a. compound b. simple c. complex d. compound-complex
Answers: 2
English, 22.06.2019 05:00
What is the main way a sequence of events is used to resolve a conflict?
Answers: 2
English, 22.06.2019 05:10
1. in the bold portion of the narrative, the author tries to use a flashback to develop tension. however, the flashback does not create tension. rewrite the flashback scene so it develops tension right at the beginning of the story. (15 points)
Answers: 1
English, 22.06.2019 08:00
Analysis that compares and contrasts the way two myths show one important feature of their culture
Answers: 2
History, 11.10.2021 16:20
Spanish, 11.10.2021 16:20
Mathematics, 11.10.2021 16:20
Mathematics, 11.10.2021 16:20
Mathematics, 11.10.2021 16:20
History, 11.10.2021 16:30
Physics, 11.10.2021 16:30
Mathematics, 11.10.2021 16:30
English, 11.10.2021 16:30
Chemistry, 11.10.2021 16:30
Advanced Placement (AP), 11.10.2021 16:30
Mathematics, 11.10.2021 16:30
Mathematics, 11.10.2021 16:30
Mathematics, 11.10.2021 16:30