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Re: What hath English wrought?

#131808 08/26/2004 6:46 PM

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Jenet

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Jenet

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I always thought "wrought" was from "work", but actually "wreak" looks good too, so I looked it up. "Wreak" and "wreck" are from one root, a rather violent one meaning driving or urging, and related to the Latin "urg-". This isn't the same as the unviolent "work", or if it is it's back in prehistory.

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Re: What hath English wrought? Faldage 08/20/2004 12:04 AM

Re: What hath English wrought? jheem 08/20/2004 9:56 AM

Re: What hath English wrought? Faldage 08/20/2004 9:57 PM

Re: What hath English wrought? wordminstrel 08/20/2004 10:20 PM

Re: wrinkling rank jheem 08/20/2004 10:33 PM

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Re: What hath English wrought? Jackie 08/25/2004 2:54 PM

Re: What hath English wrought? jheem 08/25/2004 2:58 PM

Re: What hath English wrought? Jackie 08/25/2004 3:07 PM

Re: What hath English wrought? wordminstrel 08/20/2004 8:32 PM

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Re: What hath English wrought? wordminstrel 08/20/2004 9:34 PM

Re: What hath English wrought? Father Steve 08/20/2004 12:38 AM

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Re: What hath English wrought? Jenet 08/26/2004 6:46 PM

Re: What hath English wrought? Jackie 08/27/2004 2:20 AM

Re: What hath English wrought? Faldage 08/27/2004 9:32 AM

Re: What hath English wrought? jheem 08/27/2004 11:14 AM

Re: What hath English wrought? of troy 08/27/2004 11:34 AM

Re: What hath English wrought? jheem 08/27/2004 12:13 PM

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Re: What hath English wrought? jheem 08/27/2004 11:08 AM

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