Is "orc" in honour of Tolkien's birthday.
Apparently it was first recorded in 1605.
Nice to see it has a fairly continuous meaning across all recordings, and wasn't overtly repurposed by Tolkien.
"I mean, if everyone had a soul, there would be no contrast by which we could appreciate it. For giving us this perspective, we thank you." - Nate
The OED word of the day
03/01/2012 12:13:45 PM
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Very good.
03/01/2012 02:20:29 PM
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Tolkien really broke with principles on that one.
03/01/2012 02:47:27 PM
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According to him, he was reviving the Old English word for "demon".
03/01/2012 06:35:49 PM
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Which, in turn, is from the Latin Orcus.
03/01/2012 06:49:33 PM
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And then there's Ariosto's orcs
03/01/2012 07:16:15 PM
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I had to buy that in paperback from amazon.it... *NM*
03/01/2012 10:44:39 PM
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I got the Italian edition for free on my Kindle for iPad
03/01/2012 11:01:15 PM
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I just can't read books on e-readers. I tried with my iPad, I tried with my wife's Kindle.
03/01/2012 11:11:06 PM
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