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a potter by any other name (old english)

updated mon 6 dec 10

 

Stephani Stephenson on sun 5 dec 10


was spending some time looking up indo-european root words, which led me=
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to
the etymology dictionary (very hot Saturday night! )
came across a great Old English term for Potter=3D20=3D20=3D20=3D20

An older OE word for "potter" was crocwyrhta "crock-wright."

I love it

Stephani Stephenson

James Freeman on sun 5 dec 10


On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Stephani Stephenson
wrote:
> was spending some time looking up indo-european root words,
>
> An older OE word for "potter" was crocwyrhta "crock-wright."



...which, of course, is an anagram of "awry crotch". Makes one wonder...

...J

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