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From: Andy (Scots-Online) <andy at scots-online.org>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.10.29 (03) D/[E]

> From: Criostoir O Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.10.28 (12) [E]

> "The word "mucker" (with [V], at least the way I pronounce it) exists in
(at
> least some varieties) of English. Chambers gives "a best friend, mate,
> sidekick" among its other definitions of _mucker_. Personally I have only
> ever heard it used by Irish people on television (I am not familiar enough
> with Ireland to know whether it is generally used there or not). I had
> always assumed that it was a form found in Irish English, perhaps a loan
> from Irish Gaelic."

Muck n. dung, manure, wet or clinging filth etc.
Muck v. to clear muck e.g in a cow shed, stable etc.
Mucker n. a person who mucks, a fellow mucker with whom one is on good terms

would affectionately be addressed as 'mucker', hense the modern usage for
friend, mate etc.

Old Norse myki, Danish mög, Anglo-Saxon? (hlos) moc

Andy Eagle

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Resources

Andy:

> Old Norse myki, Danish mög, Anglo-Saxon? (hlos) moc

What about Latin (> English) _mucus_ (root: _muc-_)?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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