A.-S.
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In the very scanty A.-S. ichthyologic nomenclature we possess, there is nothing to lead us to imagine that our Anglo-Saxon ancestors had any corresponding word for a salmon trout.
From Notes and Queries, Number 18, March 2, 1850 by Various
So, too, the word penny is from A.-S. penig, Icelandic peningr, cattle.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by James Baldwin
The word is probably from A.-S. betan, to better, to mend; from which, also, we have the words beat, to excel, better, best, etc.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by James Baldwin
From A.-S. ræd, counsel, advice; O. E. rede.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by James Baldwin
The prefix i- or y- is equivalent to the A.-S. or German ge, and usually denotes the past participle.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by James Baldwin
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