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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Lovecraftisms #298 03/23/2000 4:49 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 New York State Bryan stranger Bryan stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 New York State I enjoy reading Lovecraft too. One of my favorite Lovecraftisms is "eldritch." From http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html Pronunciation:'el-drich Function: adjective Etymology: perhaps from (assumed) Middle English elfriche fairyland, from Middle English elf + riche kingdom, from Old English rIce -- more at RICH Date: 1508 : WEIRD, EERIE Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted H.P. Lovecraft Willy 03/16/2000 3:28 AM Re: H.P. Lovecraft whalemeat 03/16/2000 6:19 AM Re: H.P. Lovecraft lusy 03/18/2000 7:43 AM Re: H.P. Lovecraft David108 05/10/2000 2:01 AM Re: H.P. Lovecraft Jackie 05/10/2000 12:16 PM Re: H.P. Lovecraft alf 03/18/2000 8:35 AM Re: H.P. Lovecraft Willy 03/19/2000 6:18 AM Lovecraftisms Bryan 03/23/2000 4:49 PM Re: H.P. Lovecraft bberry 03/23/2000 7:42 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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