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Blythe River Conservation Area
The name Blythe ( or ) derives from Old English ''bliþe'' ("joyous, kind, cheerful, pleasant"; modern ''blithe''), and further back from Proto-Germanic ''*blithiz'' ("gentle, kind"). People *Blythe (given name), including a list of people named Blythe *Blythe (surname), including a list of people with the surname Blythe Places *Blythe, California, United States *Blythe, Georgia, United States *Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States *Blythe Bay, Antarctica *Blythe River, river in New Zealand *Blythe River (Tasmania), river in Tasmania, Australia *River Blithe, Staffordshire, United Kingdom *River Blythe, Warwickshire, United Kingdom *Blythe Hill Fields, London, United Kingdom *Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Other *Blythe (doll) See also *Blithe (other) *Blyth (other) *Blyth River (Northern Territory) *River Blyth (other) * * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
