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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread word search #167935 05/01/2007 11:30 AM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3 genyo stranger genyo stranger Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3 What is the word for the first person you see when going outside? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search genyo #167939 05/01/2007 12:24 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 In what language/culture? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search AnnaStrophic #167941 05/01/2007 12:35 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont friend, or stranger? welcome genyo! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search Buffalo Shrdlu #167948 05/01/2007 2:10 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh In English (in Scotland) the first person one mets going from home on a special day (such as Christmas or News Years Day) is called a first-foot. This term also refers to the first person to enter one's house on those days, too. One of my favorite words in the OED is the Manx loan, qualtagh, which means first-foot. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search zmjezhd #167950 05/01/2007 2:27 PM 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 >qualtagh which was used by jheem <wink> for a round of hogwash® back in '04. -joe (backlog) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search tsuwm #167952 05/01/2007 2:39 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh <wink> Who is this jheem? I must meet her or him. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search zmjezhd #167962 05/01/2007 5:14 PM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2 Norfolk, England Kit stranger Kit stranger Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2 Norfolk, England Jules' friend in the l 'Jules et Jim' -according to the subtitles. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search Kit #167963 05/01/2007 5:15 PM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2 Norfolk, England Kit stranger Kit stranger Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2 Norfolk, England Jules' friend in the film 'Jules et Jim' -according to the subtitles. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search Kit #167964 05/01/2007 5:33 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Jules' friend in the film 'Jules et Jim' I've always wanted to meet somebody in a Nouvelle Vague film ... Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search zmjezhd #167972 05/01/2007 8:07 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Hi Genyo I'm curious about the context you want the word for. First-foot is quite specific to New Years Day (I wasn't aware of the Christmas connection.) Is that what you were thinking or did you mean any day. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search Zed #168047 05/03/2007 4:12 PM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3 genyo stranger genyo stranger Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3 I appreciate the information from all about the word for first person: I believe it was used in one of the word for a day themes for firsts. I was referred to this forum. Genyo Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word search Zed #168049 05/03/2007 4:16 PM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3 genyo stranger genyo stranger Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3 Hi Zed, I believe qualtagh is the word I was searching for. My search has led me to join this site; isn't that curious. Thank you. 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