[Ads-l] t(h)run

[Paul A Johnston, Jr]

Dirt's--or OE drit's--original meaning was "shit", wasn't it?

Paul

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> On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Jonathan Lighter
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> > I wonder if this present-tense "trun" is really a metathesis of
> > "turn."
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> C.D. Buck has mentioned the possibility that _turd_ is ultimately a
> metathesis of "dirt." FWIW, "dirt" is not unusual, IME, as
> annoyingly-prissy cover-term for "shit."
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