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400
Old English
Germanic invasion of Britain -
410
Old English
Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes crossed the North Sea -
Period: 450 to 1100
Old English words/phrases
Erstwhile: Belonging to some prior time
Ditty: a short simple song -
490
Old English
The inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic language and collapsed at the end of the 5th century. -
1066
Old English
The Norman Invasion -
1066
Middle English
The Duke of Normandy conquered England. -
Period: 1100 to 1500
Middle English words/phrases
Ne: Not/or nor
Whylom: Once/or formerly. -
1300
Middle English
English language took dominance in Britain. -
1440
Middle English
The printing press was invented. -
1450
Middle English
For a period of time there was linguistic division in class. The upper class spoke French and the lower class, English. -
1500
Modern English
Britain made contact with different people around the world -
1500
Modern Englsih
With Britain's contact with people around the world, new words got introduced in the English language. -
Period: 1500 to
Early Modern English words/phrases
Thou: You
Hence: From here -
Modern English
The Discovery of North America -
Modern English
The first English dictionary. -
Modern English
The publication of Shakespeare's first Folio. -
Modern English
The American Revolution started. -
Period: to
Modern English words/phrases
Later: Comparative to late or saying goodbye
There: In or at/ or that place
