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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Faldage #179276 09/25/2008 1:56 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: Faldage  Originally Posted By: The Pook I thought the mix of half Old Norse and half Old English in a word sounded phony. Except ON was one of the more important influences on English. Yes I know that, but it still sounded unusual. Old Norse gave us words ranging from weather terms like storm, and emotions like anger, to oft used words such as Wednesday Thursday, & Friday; most personal pronouns beginning with 'th'; and a host of everyday household items and culinary terms like egg and cake. Not to mention oft itself of course! Without ON we wouldn't have a leg to stand on, nor could we skin a cat or let it out of the bag. Old Norse rocks! Last edited by The Pook; 09/25/2008 2:15 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone hogmaster 09/24/2008 11:40 PM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Jackie 09/25/2008 2:19 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone tsuwm 09/25/2008 3:03 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Jackie 09/25/2008 3:18 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone BranShea 09/25/2008 7:42 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone The Pook 09/25/2008 4:18 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Faldage 09/25/2008 10:40 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone The Pook 09/25/2008 1:56 PM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone AnnaStrophic 09/25/2008 4:11 PM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Fauve 09/25/2008 4:32 PM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone BranShea 09/26/2008 8:49 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Owlbow 09/26/2008 1:54 PM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone twosleepy 09/26/2008 2:29 PM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Faldage 09/27/2008 12:59 AM Re: arfname.. or, I’ll be dog gone Jackie 09/27/2008 1:00 AM hogmasters which live in dog houses shouldn't throw bones hogmaster 09/25/2008 6:22 PM It may be dog to you but it's boeuf to me AnnaStrophic 09/25/2008 8:04 PM 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,312 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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