Good morning List, .. it's 02:20 hrs here and time to go to bed, but:
John kindly wrote: " 'to boot' adv phr fr 1000s [fr Old English, "as profit"] New Dictionary of American Slang - Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D." Michael Blood had inquired: "anyone know the origin of "to boot?" Hello booties ;-) "... and seo earthe sippan* the that waeter underfeng wearth manegum to bote." Aelfric's Life of King Oswald written around 998 (material from Bede): "... and the earth which afterwards received this water became a healing remedy for many" Huh ??? ;-) *the "pp" should be a double, voiceless "th" The English word "boot" is derived from a Germanic word that has survived in modern German as "Beute" (= a booty) - something that has been seized by violence or robbery, but it is also something that helps you, something you profit from. Good night, Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
