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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone #179269 09/24/08 11:40 PM Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 110 H hogmaster OP member OP hogmaster member H Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 110 arfname not too much commentary from on high; no one hogged the voting, and the hogmaster got the rare skunk. although, in the interest of full disclosure, BranShea originally submitted this def’n:  Quote: x) a (regional) synonym for heir-at-law, legal heir which I disallowed with the usual peremptoriness; “it's indecently close to the real meaning -- so much so that you must have based it on some cross-linguistic knowledge.” she replied, “That's it, Michael. At least I had a strong, what does AnnaS call it morphomeme (?) feeling about it. You see, we have the word erfgenaam (meaning legal-heir or heir at law) . Arf and name come close to that as you can see. So I was directly set on something with heritage and name.” in the event, she magnanimously voted for Jackie’s effort. the only other issue I had was with the wording of Faldage’s entry, which he patiently explained to me and which needed no exegesis for eta and olly. so, kudos to BranShea, Faldage, twosleepy, and Jackie, who each garnered two(2) votes. a) a name given to a foundling; after the place or region where it was found [submitted by BranShea] voted for by Fauve, The Pook b) a short vertical support member in a dome joining the pin to the floorboard [Faldage] etaoin, olly c) a strong smelling plant resin used as a spice in Eastern cookery [The Pook] Owlbow d) Cockney rhyming slang meaning fame [consuelo] twosleepy e) an artform in which coffee-stained pieces of paper are glued together to form a pattern [Fr Steve] Faldage f) a thought that is on the tip of your tongue but eludes definition [olly] g) the eldest son (from Old West Low Franconian arf, eldest + name, masc. namesake) [ASp] consuelo h) a temporary name of affection given to an unborn child until a permanent name is decided upon (from French oeuf, egg) [twosleepy] Fr Steve, ASp i) arf-nà-may an Indian dish consisting of a mixture of rice and lentils with seasonings [Jackie] inselpeter, Branshea j) jocular: a Registered Kennel Name, as sanctioned by the Registered Kennel Name Program [tsuwm] Jackie k) exceptional, extraordinary [inselpeter] l) the love of mountain climbing [Owlbow] m) one who inherits, an heir (from ON arfr, inheritance + OE numa, taker) [OED online] _____ you may now proceed with your post analysis.. the hogmaster™ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone hogmaster #179270 09/25/08 02:19 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky HEY! So how come you rejected my original entry, Fido??? I was absolutely certain, because of that, that the Kennel Club entry was the right one! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Jackie #179271 09/25/08 03:03 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >Fido I must have, in my deranged state, thought that my own entry was more.. complete? (or I remembered those times that you had spoiled my shutout, one) Last edited by tsuwm; 09/25/08 03:04 AM. Reason: truthiness Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone tsuwm #179272 09/25/08 03:18 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky [helpless laughter e] Ok, ok, I still love you! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone hogmaster #179273 09/25/08 04:18 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The only reason I didn't vote for m) was that I thought the mix of half Old Norse and half Old English in a word sounded phony. Doh! Well done. I think having no one pick the right definition should be worth five points, since it almost never happens. Last edited by The Pook; 09/25/08 04:19 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Jackie #179274 09/25/08 07:42 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague  Originally Posted By: Jackie HEY! So how come you rejected my original entry, Fido??? I was absolutely certain, because of that, that the Kennel Club entry was the right one! Arfnà-may ! This is weird one of a hogwash. All the time I thought ASps entry was tsuwms fake one and I could not understand why stuwm had chosen a Def. so close to his official one. I even had to look twice when they came out for which one of the two was real. ASp was pretty close! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone The Pook #179275 09/25/08 10:40 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803  Originally Posted By: The Pook I thought the mix of half Old Norse and half Old English in a word sounded phony. Except ON was one of the more important influences on English. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Faldage #179276 09/25/08 01:56 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: Faldage  Originally Posted By: The Pook I thought the mix of half Old Norse and half Old English in a word sounded phony. Except ON was one of the more important influences on English. Yes I know that, but it still sounded unusual. Old Norse gave us words ranging from weather terms like storm, and emotions like anger, to oft used words such as Wednesday Thursday, & Friday; most personal pronouns beginning with 'th'; and a host of everyday household items and culinary terms like egg and cake. Not to mention oft itself of course! Without ON we wouldn't have a leg to stand on, nor could we skin a cat or let it out of the bag. Old Norse rocks! Last edited by The Pook; 09/25/08 02:15 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone The Pook #179277 09/25/08 04:11 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Towards the tail-end of the last millennium, I obtained a degree in what would best be described as Germanic Philology (but it was simply called German). I studied Old Norse (Icelandic), Old and Middle English, and Old High German, among others.... After trying to sweat out morphemes to no avail, I turned in for what was sure to be a sleepless night. Lo, arf bubbled up from the memory swamp in the middle of the night! My guess was so close to the correct one that maybe tsuwm shouldn't have thrown it a bone. Yet it just goes to show what a well-rounded liberal arts education will do for you. Y'all want fries with that? Hey, Pook, I think it's time for you to host a Hogwash. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone AnnaStrophic #179278 09/25/08 04:32 PM Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 35 New Yorker F Fauve newbie Fauve newbie F Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 35 New Yorker I'm giving myself .5 of a point for having mentioned M in my original answer and minus 25 points for not having chosen it! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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