Re: CHAT: Education words in various English dialects // was "Mister"

> Date:         Wed, 25 Oct 2000 19:03:23 +0200
> From:         Kristian Jensen <kljensen@...>
> In Denmark, freshmen (first-year students) are called "Russere"
> (or "Rus" for short). Literally, this means "Russian". I have no
> idea how this came about.
Actually, the student word is en rus, plural russer; our comrades to
the east are russere, singular en russer.

It is said to be from Latin depositurus, with the sense of one who
must put down of something, in this case habits not befitting academe,
and was originally used of students who had not yet passed the examen
philosophicum of the first semester.

Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)