bounty = "splendid abundance"

[Herb Stahlke]

A standard translation of the Koran has, I think in the fourth sura,
"go out and seek God's bounty," where "splendid abundance" seems to be
implied.  I can't check the date of that translation because my copy
is still in a box in the garage.

Herb

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Not in OED:
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> 2008 _The Top 10 Intelligent Designs_ [
> http://www.livescience.com/history/top10_intelligent_designs-1.html]: With
> its bounty of brawny, barrel-chested gods and buxom goddesses, the ancient
> Norse religion of the Scandinavian and Germanic countries is truly the
> creation myth for fans of both pro wrestling and heavy metal music.
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> JL
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