Re: RV: Old English
| From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 30, 2000, 6:51 |
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At 17:32 29/03/00 +0100, you wrote:
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>My French etymological dictionary gives "of unknown origin" (but in French,
>obviously). "Escaigne" is OF, the modern word is écagne. Does it mean the
>same as the English, BTW?
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I don't even know this word! What does "skein" mean?
"écagne" is a rather strange word, it sounds more Southern French than
Northern French. I wouldn't be surprised if it was used only in the
Provence (or maybe in the Basque Country too).
Christophe Grandsire
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