samoyed

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

A short time after this five reindeer made their appearance; they were all males, and splendid animals,--Samoyeds, the finest and largest I had thus far seen. — The Land of the Long Night, Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu
It is only plain that, perhaps a hundred thousand years ago, some savage grandmother told a tale to a savage granddaughter; that the granddaughter told it in her turn; that various tellers made changes to suit their taste, adding or omitting features and incidents; that, as the world grew civilised, other alterations were made, and that, at last, Homer composed the “Odyssey,” and somebody else composed the Story of Jason and the Fleece of Gold, and the enchantress Medea, out of a set of wandering popular tales, which are still told among Samoyeds and Samoans, Hindoos and Japanese. — The Crimson Fairy Book, Andrew Lang

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