Kevin Wald: Celtic Mnemonic


A helpful way to remember the complete list of words that (according to 
the _Cambridge History of the English Language_) were borrowed into Old 
English from the Celtic languages.

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_Dunn_, a _broc_  or _assa_'s hue;
_Staer_, what _dry_ and _ambeht_ tell!
_Rice_, _carr_-strewn _torr_ and _cumb_;
_Clucge_, _cross_-decked _ancor_'s bell!

_Bratt_, a cloak not _cine_-thin;
_Luh_, a _funta_'s overrun!
_Bannoc_, cake kept in a _binn_;
And with _gafeluc_ we're done, done, done, done . . .