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Originally Posted By: BranSheaYes it is. Jammeren (Du) and jammern (Ger) is to wail, to lament.
Oh you mean to ' jálmr '.. pff.. when does vacation start?
Anyway , concerning alms this is interesting to me as the word aalmoezenier must descend from it:
almoner
"official distributor of alms on behalf of another," c.1300, from O.Fr. almosnier (12c.), from V.L. *almosinarius, from L.L. elemosinarius (adj.) "connected with alms," from eleemosyna "alms" (see alms).
Words like jammeren and jammern, etc. always remind me of the jaberwocky (Carroll). Frippen on the
jim jam and all that": I believe is the incantation of the wizard in Wizard of Id. Love the nonesense
words.
Last edited by LukeJavan8; 06/28/09 02:46 AM. Reason: typo
----please, draw me a sheep----
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