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May 3, 2024 · kjölr [151] kenning. a descriptive phrase used in Germanic poetry, a modern learned word from Old Norse kenning in a special sense. [152] kick. Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse kikna (="bend backwards, sink at the knees") [153] kid. kið (="young goat") [154] kidnap.
1 day ago · Gaulish is an extinct Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine).
2 days ago · Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] ( Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
3 days ago · Name. He is most commonly called Rumi in English. His full name is given by his contemporary Sipahsalar as Muhammad bin Muhammad bin al-Husayn al-Khatibi al-Balkhi al-Bakri ( Arabic: محمد بن محمد بن الحسين الخطيبي البلخي البكري ). [28] He is more commonly known as Molānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ...
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3 days ago · Origin and prehistoric period See also: Genetic resistance to malaria and Plasmodium species infecting primates The mosquito and the fly in this Baltic amber necklace are between 40 and 60 million years old. The first evidence of malaria parasites was found in mosquitoes preserved in amber from the Palaeogene period that are approximately 30 million years old. Malaria protozoa are diversified ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Words where only an affix is Germanic (e.g. méfait, bouillard, carnavalesque) are excluded, as are words borrowed from a Germanic language where the origin is other than Germanic (for instance, cabaret is from Dutch, but the Dutch word is ultimately from Latin/Greek, so it is omitted).
