LL-L: "Etymology" [E] LOWLANDS-L, 23.JUL.1999 (01)

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From: Lee [glent at troi.csw.net]
Subject: Etymology

Hi y'all,

I was wondering if the word "supper" (in the old South the meaning was the
for the last meal of the day) was originally a Scots word?  I know that the
word "dinner" was used for the noonday meal and was usually the main meal of
the day.  Today you hear "supper" called "dinner" and the use of "supper"
has dropped from Southern vocabulary except for fowk my parent's age and older.

Thanks
Dooglas (Doug)

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From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
Subject: Etymology

Doug asked:

> I was wondering if the word "supper" (in the old South the meaning was the
> for the last meal of the day) was originally a Scots word?

Hi, Doug!

I don't know if English borrowed 'supper' from Scots, but I always believed that
the word originally came from French _souper_ 'evening meal', 'supper'.  Middle
English already had _suppere_.  Obviously (?), the French word is related to
_soupe_ 'soup'.  I understand that early Scots borrowed lots of French words,
many of which English did not borrow.

Best regards,

Reinhard/Ron

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