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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: More definitions #113049 10/09/03 03:58 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 FARANDMAN Stranger or traveller, travelling merchant This one's new to me. Sounds like it's connected to OE faran, to go on a journey, cognate with German fahren, to go. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: More definitions #113050 10/09/03 06:26 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >INFEFTMENT A man was infeft when put into possession of heritable property tsuwm, did you know this one? in one of my "potential wwftd" files I have enfeofment/infeofment; thus, enfeoff/infeoff. these forms all turn up via OneLook, but not infeft or infeftment; I trust that OED would resolve the spelling issue(s). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: More definitions #113051 10/10/03 01:23 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky enfeoff/infeoff Hmm--you reckon these might have developed from, say, to be "in fief"(dom)? Related in some way, I mean? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: etymon #113052 10/13/03 07:16 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Ooh, ooh--does that mean we can call you Etty?? Sure, dlu so at your own risk. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: etymon #113053 10/13/03 09:24 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont welcome back, TEd. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: etymon #113054 10/13/03 02:08 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Indeed. I have missed you, my good and faithful...friend. It took me a second, on your ref. , and I L'dIU just to be sure: Bobyoungbalt (stranger ) Wed Nov 29 12:15:18 2000 205.188.197.31 Re: Etaoin shrdlu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's the frequency distribution of the letters in English words. See Sherlock Holmes in "The Dancing Men". It may be noted that there are other lists with different arrangements. http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=9339 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,347 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 818 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,548 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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