Here are some examples (well there’s one already):
b3193156074has quoted2 years ago
Stationery/Stationary Paper and envelopes/Remain still
Канцеларијски материјал / стационарни папир и коверте / остају непомични
Uriel Gutiérrezhas quotedlast month
the farmer’s daughter wore a frock, but the lady of the manor wore a robe. Similarly, French tended to be used in law – thus we have words like mortgage (literally meaning ‘dead pledge’) or parole (‘spoken word’).
Uriel Gutiérrezhas quotedlast month
we have a sheep or a cow (Anglo-Saxon) in the field but the more refined mutton or beef (from the French mouton and bœuf) at the table
Uriel Gutiérrezhas quotedlast month
with Norman French words being used by the ruling class
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A two-tier language developed
Uriel Gutiérrezhas quotedlast month
many new words from the Old Norse: gap, ill, mire, reindeer, root, scowl, skull, sky, to mention a handful.
Uriel Gutiérrezhas quotedlast month
the Anglo-Saxons began to adopt the Roman alphabet, modifying it to suit their own requirements.
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Pope Gregory to convert the people of Britain to Christianity.
Uriel Gutiérrezhas quotedlast month
(where Celtic languages still survive to this day).