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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Jutes and Geats zmjezhd #206333 07/04/12 03:23 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague This looks like an exam. Up to OP this was all constructive instruction, even though there was some quizzing involved. Charles the Bold (de Stoute) was bold in Old Dutch, in modern Dutch he would be Charles (Karel) the Naughty. ( stout today = naughty, not bold) This was explained to us in primary school to prevent giggles. It proves once more that the meaning of words as said before changes with time. PS. The truth value is stable. Last edited by BranShea; 07/04/12 03:31 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted grammatical sentences and nonsense zmjezhd 06/28/12 02:53 PM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense Faldage 06/28/12 03:08 PM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense BranShea 06/28/12 08:35 PM Re:stuff and nonsense zmjezhd 06/29/12 04:01 PM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense BranShea 06/29/12 11:00 PM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense gooofy 06/30/12 12:41 AM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense zmjezhd 06/30/12 04:01 PM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense BranShea 07/01/12 10:16 AM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense zmjezhd 07/01/12 06:24 PM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense Jackie 07/05/12 03:09 PM Re: grandma's lodgings zmjezhd 07/05/12 03:54 PM Re: grammatical sentences and nonsense Faldage 07/01/12 11:14 AM Re: grough and nonsense zmjezhd 07/01/12 06:26 PM Re: grough and nonsense BranShea 07/02/12 05:10 PM Re: grough and nonsense zmjezhd 07/02/12 05:41 PM Re: grough and nonsense tsuwm 07/02/12 07:32 PM Re: groats and nonbeans zmjezhd 07/02/12 09:22 PM Re: groats and nonbeans tsuwm 07/03/12 03:34 PM Re: groats and nonbeans zmjezhd 07/03/12 06:15 PM Re: groats and nonbeans Faldage 07/03/12 07:16 PM Re: groats and nonbeans zmjezhd 07/03/12 08:02 PM Re: groetsjemeu BranShea 07/03/12 08:49 AM Re: groats and nonbeans Faldage 07/03/12 09:07 PM Re: groats and nonbeans BranShea 07/03/12 09:22 PM Re: groats and nonbeans Faldage 07/04/12 12:19 AM Re: oats and beings zmjezhd 07/04/12 04:42 AM Re: oats and beings BranShea 07/04/12 07:17 AM Re: Jutes and Geats zmjezhd 07/04/12 02:56 PM Re: Jutes and Geats BranShea 07/04/12 03:23 PM Re: oats and beings Faldage 07/04/12 10:41 AM Re: oaths and matins zmjezhd 07/04/12 02:49 PM Re: grandma's lodgings Jackie 07/08/12 02:14 AM 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 373 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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