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#93389 01/25/03 09:11 PM
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5ME < Anglo-Fr < OFr evier < ML aquarium, water pitcher < L: see AQUARIUM6 a large water pitcher with a wide mouth

So an "ewery" would be either a collection of water pitchers, or the place where they were kept.



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The opposite of inaugural. = retirement
Prof. David Barron's Exaugural

IAM Retired

Here are selected images from David Barron's exaugural. Each small
image leads to an enourmous version.


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Gospel: OE godspell, good news

Evangel: Latin evangelium from Greek euangelion, good news


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Why pipers?

Because taenicht is Burns nicht.


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