posted by Daniel @ 10/22/2007 08:38:00 PM At October 22, 2007 11:13 PM, Wishydig said… Eorl could be as loaded as "hero" or as neutral as "man" in OE.A line in Beowulf:- - - - swylc eorl scoldewesan aérgód swylc Æschere wæswould be translat…
posted by Daniel @ 2/12/2007 10:36:00 PM At February 13, 2007 1:28 AM, Wishydig said… When I saw your title I thought you might be tackling a phonological commentary on the homophonic pair disgust/discussed.I first remember hearing the "I j…
posted by Daniel @ 1/01/2007 05:42:00 AM At January 14, 2007 5:55 PM, Wishydig said… We need only consider the laws of air travel and the importance of a single language (English) that every pilot and air-traffic controller around the world…
posted by Daniel @ 12/06/2006 09:07:00 PM At December 07, 2006 1:42 AM, Wishydig said… Certainly before élan [< Fr élancer] came to us from the French some might have relied on elance [< Fr élancer]. That sounds odd to me. Does M-W claim th…
posted by Daniel @ 7/26/2006 10:39:00 PM At July 27, 2006 3:57 PM, Wishydig said… And so we have a connection to lethargy as well. The leth- of course related to the forgetfulness brought on by drinking the water of Lethe, and the -argy com…