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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Lager; to keep it simple BranShea #189735 03/04/2010 7:58 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand also means a type of beer From what I have garnered from the OED. lager: 1858, Amer.Eng., short for lager beer (1853), from Ger. Lager-bier "beer brewed for keeping," from Lager "storehouse" (see lair) + Bier "beer." Hmmm Beeeer. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Lager; to keep it simple BranShea 03/04/2010 7:06 PM Re: Lager; to keep it simple olly 03/04/2010 7:58 PM Re: Lager; to keep it simple kah454 03/04/2010 9:20 PM Re: Lager; to keep it simple LukeJavan8 03/04/2010 9:38 PM Re: Lager; to keep it simple olly 03/04/2010 10:20 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

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