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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread ferine #46381 11/01/2001 3:44 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky This verse opens "The Call of the Wild": “Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at custom’s chain; Again from its brumal sleep Wakens the ferine strain.” What are brumal and ferine, please? Is ferine another form of feral? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: ferine #46382 11/01/2001 4:05 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta brumal: related to winter says the AHD(http://www.bartleby.com/61/37/B0513700.html) ferine: the same source give feral as the definition (http://www.bartleby.com/61/15/F0081500.html) Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: London Calling #46383 11/01/2001 10:05 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Why this sudden interest in things London, Jackie? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: London Calling #46384 11/01/2001 11:16 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Why this sudden interest in things London, Jackie?You ask, I answer. Let me start by saying that lately, it seems that all I have the time for is to read the board--posting takes more time than I can afford. It occurred to me that there has been very little that I would term as "meaty" or "singing". (And most of those that have been that way to me have revolved around Wordwind--thank you, my Dear--you are a joy!) So last night, I had a bit of time, and thought I would make an effort to post something that might lead us back to what this board is all about. And where to look for inspiration-in-context? Bibliomania, of course! I first went to Poetry, thinking I could find something there pretty quickly, and I did. Then I went to Fiction, and pulled up a non-British author, thinking that our British members might find that a bit more interesting; hoping that at least they might not have already discussed this particular work to death, as they probably have most of the classics by British authors. You ask; I answer. ============================================================ Thanks, Bingley! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: London Calling #46385 11/01/2001 2:39 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Jackie: Please, do it again.And again. And again. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit (deleted; had pasted post into wrong thread) #46386 11/01/2001 6:08 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 (sorry) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit 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 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,266 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 7 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,126 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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