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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ud's pity #168613 06/10/2007 8:19 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 "Ud's pity", in Shakespeare, is glossed as: "God's pity." What is the origin of "Ud's" ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ud's pity Hydra #168614 06/10/2007 3:07 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA For what it's woprth (maybe not much), it's often written with a leading apostrophe, ie, 'Ud's pity, suggesting an abbreviation for God, possibly in another language dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ud's pity dalehileman #168615 06/10/2007 4:34 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Not a far cry from "'Swounds" or "Zounds" meaning "Gods' wounds" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ud's pity Logwood #168616 06/10/2007 5:34 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Or Odd's bodkins. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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