False Friends
They’re not your freond,THEY’RE YOUR FEOND!
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OE Word:
“bana”
English Word:
Bane
Meaning:
That which causes ruin, or is pernicious to well-being
Hint…
Killer, Slayer
OE Word:
Belg
Meaning:Bag, Purse
English Cognate:
Belly!
BloomOE Word:
Blōma
Meaning:
Lump of Metal
OE Word:
Clūd
Meaning:Mass of stone, rock Cloud
OE Word:
Meledeāw
English Cognate:
Mildew
Meaning: Honeydew, Nectar
Smack(down)!
OE Word:
smæll
English Cognate:
Small
Meaning: “of limited size”
Male Child
OE Word:
Cnafa
English cognate:
KnaveMeaning: “An unprincipled man”
StrutOE Word:
Strūtian
Meaning:
Struggle,
stand out stiffly“Display, flaunting in fine
attire”
Throw!
OE Word:
Ðrāwān
Meaning:
Turn, twist, curl
English Cognate
Joy, DelightOE Word:
Drēam
English Cognate: Dream
Meaning:
“a vision during sleep”
English Cognate:Starve
OE Word:
Steorfan
Meaning:
To Die
OE Word:
Ficol
English Cognate:
Fickle
Meaning: changeful,
inconstant
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman”
DECEITFUL, FALSE
Just kiddingOE Word:Sceaft
Meaning:Creation, origin
English Cognate:
Shaft
Meaning:
long, slender body of spear, lance, etc.
Snot, Boogers
OE Word:
gesnot
Meaning:
The snuff of a candle
Works Cited
Oxford English Dictionary Online