The Development of English Word-Stock in the XII-XVII
Scandinavian Influence Sk: sky, skin, skill, skirt, (OE scyrte – shirt); Retention of the hard pronunciation of k and g: kid, dike (gitch), get, give Place names: (600 place): Derby, Rugby (districts occupied by Danes) Nouns: root, trust, want, window Verbs: get, give, die, crawl, raise