Otherwise you can go straight to the entomology dictionary
I typed in 'outlaw' and you can see the result.
I typed in 'outlaw' and you can see the result.
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Thanks Graham.
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Posts: 615 (05/16/08 11:21:06) |
My pleasure. The entomology dictionary includes merry-men in the defination for 'outlaw'
"merry-man "companion or follower of a knight, outlaw, etc." is attested from c.1386."
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Posts: 84 (05/16/08 13:36:16) |
Graham P Kirkby wrote: You do mean etymology, not entomology, don't you? Otherwise, I'd
be wondering what species of insect a "merry-man" was!
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Grammar Hammer wrote:
Sorry, yes I do mean etymology. (May-fly perhaps?) Aren't I a dumpling.
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Posts: 85 (05/17/08 11:30:07) |
Graham P Kirkby wrote: I love you, dumpling. It's just that I couldn't resist flexing my copyediting muscles! Honestly, I do try
to restrain myself!
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Posts: 621 (05/17/08 11:52:58) |
Sorry, yes I do mean etymology. (May-fly perhaps?) Aren't I a dumpling.
Don't restrain yourself too much or you might do yourself a mischief and we can't have that can we, besides I like
muscles.
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