05-10-2001, 09:10 AM | #31 | |
Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess
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We have similiar once.. Mĺndag Tisdag onsdag (odens dag) Torsdag (Tors dag, the thundergod and killer of the Fenris wolf) Fredag (could also be Freys dag, good of harvest and something like that..) Lördag (saturday ((don´t know the meaning) Söndag.. The Months are from greek/roman gods. We have more like stol, ship/skepp and so on. Might get your mind rumbling about the tower of babylon eh? hehehe... ------------------ WOLF WINS EVERY FIGHT BUT ONE, AND IN THAT ONE, HE DIES |
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05-10-2001, 09:15 AM | #32 | |
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05-10-2001, 09:40 AM | #33 | |
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They became proud to be distinguished from surgeons and became proud of the title 'Mr' seeing it as a badge of honour. To this day they can get very shirty if you call them Dr. This convention applies in Britain and Ireland, and to a lesser extent in New Zealand and Australia. [/b][/QUOTE] ------------------ Save Chip - Don't let Sarah win! Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas Heading for Cardiff [This message has been edited by Donut (edited 05-10-2001).] |
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05-10-2001, 09:46 AM | #34 |
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Thanks Donut! Good info. It is said that you learn something new every day. Well...I'm done with my learning for today. Had no idea!
It's very interesting to me to see how customs vary from country to country. Especially so between GB and the US as we were originally colonized by Brits. For instance, many barber shops in the US have those red/white poles outside of their shops, but I bet you that not many people understand the significance of them. I think if you called a doctor "Mr." here, he/she would get shitty with you for not calling them "Dr.". ------------------ Now where did I leave that doughnut?! |
05-10-2001, 09:53 AM | #35 | |
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In Old (or Olde ) English mann or monn was used for a human being. Wif for a female and waep or carl for a male. In combined forms, mann dropped the second n to form wifwan and waepman/carlman. The combined word wifman evolved into woman, while wif narrowed in meaning (from female) to wife. With the transfromation of wif to the narrower meaning, the waep- and carl- were dropped and man became a term for a male. This lead to the confusion between mann and man and eventually lead to man being used to for a human being and a male human being. ------------------ It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear ignorant, than open it and remove all doubt! |
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05-10-2001, 09:56 AM | #36 | |
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05-10-2001, 02:43 PM | #37 |
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Wow, great topic this has turned out to be!
Wolfie, I'm terribly impressed that you read the Seafarer (Hey Yorick, sounds familiar )!! You are very "snottor on mode" (wise of mind) I read it too, but then again, I'm a student of English... BTW Yorick, I think Tuesday comes from Tyr, a Norse/Germanic war god. Wolfie, yes, if you know Norse/Swedish you can understand a lot of Old English, can't you? Did you know that even a sentence such as "they ate their eggs" (I've said it before in a different thread) is entirely derived from Old Norse? ------------------ Melusine, Archbabe of the OHF and the LH Your voice is ambrosia |
05-10-2001, 04:21 PM | #38 | |
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05-10-2001, 04:23 PM | #39 | |
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05-10-2001, 04:39 PM | #40 | |
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Monday = Hétfő - which literally translated means "week-head", ie. start of the week. The word for week = "hét" which is also the word for 7, hehe. Logical. Tuesday = Kedd - no idea where that comes from Wednesday = Szerda -" Thursday = Csütörtök - " Friday = Péntek - " Saturday = Szombat - " Sunday = Vasárnap - "vasár" is an old word for "vásár" which means market. And "nap" means "day". So literally translated - "Market-day" as the village markets used to be held on Sundays. As for counting to ten: egy kettő három négy őt hat hét nyolc kilenc tíz Happy now? |
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