LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (04) [EN]

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From: Jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.07.02 (02) [EN]

 Beste Mark (D.),

You wrote:

*What about the old word 'makeless' in English (if it was not a literary
invention). I recall a children's yarn about a unicorn, very good, in which
the prediction or prophecy featured, very proper, that the guiding light of
the tale would be a 'maid that is 'makeless'*
In German we have the word "makellos", meaning E: 'pure', "perfect',
"immaculate", just as a virgin should be ;-)!

Allerbest!

Jonny Meibohm

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