| Front | What sort of words were borrowed from the French? And which English words were retained? |
|---|---|
| Back | Words for livestock were kept, while words for their meat were generally French. Words associated with high society came in e.g. master, servant, banquet Industrially smith and baker were kept, but were largely swamped by French words such as mason, carpenter, butcher Core family members remained Germanic, however complex relatives such as uncle, aunt and nephew are borrowed. Hybrids such as grandfather and granddaughter evolved and terms like father-in-law are calques. |
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