False Friends

They’re not your freond,THEY’RE YOUR FEOND!

Starting Slow…

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