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Re: An ungothroughsome little riddle...

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 7, 2001, 20:19
Padraic Brown wrote:
> > Well, not really a riddle, but something I can't > think of the answer to. Concerning the word > "ungothroughsome", I'm sure I read that some monk > of the 12th or 13th centuries attempted to reenglish > the language by creating words of Germanic roots that > corresponed with all the new French borrowings.
I believe that was a movement, not just one person. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42