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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: forestall #104213 05/28/2003 10:24 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK There is a village about 20 miles from us called ‘The Forstal’, two others I know of are Hick’s Forstal and Painters Forstal. Two possible derivations: The Forstal is a Sussex dialect word "Fostel" or "Forstall", used of a farmstead with wasteland attached. "Forstal" is an old English term for "frost hollow". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted forestall wwh 05/25/2003 3:46 PM Re: forestall Buffalo Shrdlu 05/25/2003 4:29 PM Re: forestall Capfka 05/26/2003 12:39 AM Re: forestall Faldage 05/26/2003 12:21 PM Re: forestall dxb 05/28/2003 10:24 AM 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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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