Pronounced: BLACK-leg, noun
Notes: I have no memory of this word
Yesterday’s word
The word meed is “a fitting return or recompense”
First usage
Our word goes back a long way; it was in use before 900
Background / Comments
People aren’t sure how old our word is; an Old English form appeared in Beowulf. It has relatives in Old High German,Old Swedish, and ancient Greek.
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