Hi. Test your knowledge with this 5th quiz in the series on Ancient English words and their modern equivalents. Match each antique-English word with its modern equivalent. Do enjoy the quiz; and please leave your score, comments and up-vote in the section below. Thanks. Good luck.
To complete the earlier quizzes in this Ancient and Modern Words Series, click below:
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Question of
Betimes
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Between
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Early
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Late
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Many
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Question of
Castor
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Beaver
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Catch
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Dog
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Oil
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Question of
Dight
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Arrange, or organise
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Clad, or clothed
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See, or watch
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Eat, or consume
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Question of
Eld
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Easy
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Enter
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Old age
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Newborn baby
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Question of
Foison
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Abundance
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Follow
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Poison
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Nothing
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Question of
Gaul
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Austria
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France
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Spain
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Germany
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Question of
Twain
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Twine
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Tow
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Tweet
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Two
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Question of
Umbrage
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To take an umbrella with you, in readiness for the rain to fall.
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To take cover from an opponent’s barrage of gunfire.
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To take offence; to complain about being offended.
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Question of
Van Damien’s Land
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America
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Brazil
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Tasmania
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South Africa
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Question of
Whilom
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Cheese
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Once upon a time; some time before
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Welcome
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Wheelbarrow
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nice writings well said!!!!!! match
nice writings well said!!!!!! match
got 5 out of 10 right!
Three out of 10 in this quiz.
I got 7 out of 10 on this one…I am getting better with British English…
Only got 5, never heard of most of these but enjoyed the quiz! 🙂