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7) The following pairs of English words are cognates with the same or similar meanings. You are given the meaning of one of the words. Choose the answer that you believe gives the best definition of the second word. sheath- shed: Sheath means "a case for a blade or covering or supporting covers" Shed means to set apart. The root of these two cognates could be A. the Greek word syntrierarch, which means “citizen”
B. the Old English word scieppan, which meant “to shape”
C. the Old Norse word skortha, which means “to prop.”
D. the Latin word scindere, which meant “to cut, split.”
E. The Old English word scyte meaning “sheet”

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