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*''elite'' from Aramaic עליתא ''ʕelitå'' "upper story" | *''elite'' from Aramaic עליתא ''ʕelitå'' "upper story" | ||
*''keen'' meaning 'to wail, to lament' from [[Xnánið]] ''kín'' 'weeping, lament', from Hebrew קינה ''*kʼīnā'' 'lament'; a common synonym of 'mourn, lament' in Jewish English, influenced by the Hebrew | *''keen'' meaning 'to wail, to lament' from [[Xnánið]] ''kín'' 'weeping, lament', from Hebrew קינה ''*kʼīnā'' 'lament'; a common synonym of 'mourn, lament' in Jewish English, influenced by the Hebrew | ||
*''host'' (first used as a verb 'to provide hospitality') from [[Xnánið]] ''hóst'' 'hospitality, accommodation; things provided for such purpose' < Early Modern ''*hást'' (trap-bath) < [[Druidic Canaanite]] '' | *''host'' (first used as a verb 'to provide hospitality') from [[Xnánið]] ''hóst'' 'hospitality, accommodation; things provided for such purpose' < Early Modern ''*hást'' (trap-bath) < [[Druidic Canaanite]] ''ħast'' "generosity, kindness" < Biblical Hebrew חסד 'grace' (TibH ''ħéseḋ'') | ||
*''dude'' from [[Xnánið]] ''túd'', from Hebrew דוד *dōd | *''dude'' from [[Xnánið]] ''túd'', from Hebrew דוד *dōd | ||
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