[meteorite-list] Meteorite Friends page photos: to boot

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jan 21 20:20:22 2006
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000002900004285_at_paulinet.de>

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
Received on Sat 21 Jan 2006 08:19:57 PM PST