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Topic Options #197021 - 02/05/11 01:52 AM Re: gest [Re: Dundasian] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Like I thought of the word quest which is also not related to gest but just like it is associated with heroic deeds by knighs and heroes of old. Quest and question both coming from quærere "seek, gain, ask. Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted gest wwh 08/29/02 12:30 PM Re: gest Dundasian 01/13/11 12:07 PM Re: gest bexter 01/13/11 12:15 PM Re: gest LukeJavan8 01/13/11 01:42 PM Re: gest Tromboniator 02/04/11 11:46 PM Re: gest BranShea 02/05/11 01:52 AM Re: gest LukeJavan8 02/05/11 11:07 AM 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. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Flat Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8424 Members 16 Forums 13687 Topics 209789 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 41 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 86 jenny jenny 58 wofahulicodoc 56 endymion6 50 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 34 Buffalo Shrdlu 15 Faldage 13 zmjezhd 13 tsuwm 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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