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Nonetheless, it was a word in Old English. Tim Send a noteboard - 04/01/2012 11:12:39 AM
I think that's what mattered to him.

Is "wine" banned as well?
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.

—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.

—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
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The OED word of the day Camilla - 03/01/2012 12:13:45 PM 535 Views
Very good. Stephen - 03/01/2012 02:20:29 PM 502 Views
Tolkien really broke with principles on that one. Tom - 03/01/2012 02:47:27 PM 432 Views
According to him, he was reviving the Old English word for "demon". Tim - 03/01/2012 06:35:49 PM 443 Views
Which, in turn, is from the Latin Orcus. Tom - 03/01/2012 06:49:33 PM 426 Views
And then there's Ariosto's orcs Larry - 03/01/2012 07:16:15 PM 400 Views
I had to buy that in paperback from amazon.it... *NM* Tom - 03/01/2012 10:44:39 PM 149 Views
I got the Italian edition for free on my Kindle for iPad Larry - 03/01/2012 11:01:15 PM 338 Views
I just can't read books on e-readers. I tried with my iPad, I tried with my wife's Kindle. Tom - 03/01/2012 11:11:06 PM 397 Views
I can't understate how much I hate MMPBs Larry - 03/01/2012 11:30:37 PM 525 Views
Ends up coming from ορκος (Oath) I think. *NM* Dan - 03/01/2012 07:23:42 PM 226 Views
I don't think that's likely. Tom - 03/01/2012 10:44:15 PM 372 Views
And looking at my dictionary... Tom - 03/01/2012 10:47:16 PM 349 Views
Nonetheless, it was a word in Old English. Tim - 04/01/2012 11:12:39 AM 401 Views
Nothing is banned. The point is it wasn't an "English" word. Tom - 04/01/2012 02:38:22 PM 412 Views
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