Word for 'lunatic'

Haruo Ros' lilandbr at HOTMAIL.COM
Thu Jun 10 23:55:33 UTC 2004


Anybody know what Felton or Pelton's nickname might have been? (Just a
guess.)

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>From: David Robertson <ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU>
>Reply-To: David Robertson <ddr11 at COLUMBIA.EDU>
>To: CHINOOK at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
>Subject: Word for 'lunatic'
>Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:22:49 -0400
>
>I'm looking at a 1931 reprint of Hibben's dictionary.  It's got a word
>for "lunatic" that's spelled _scotty_.  Now, I could go looking through a
>bunch of Salish dictionaries for its source (that's my first guess about
>its origin).  But I want to stir up a discussion and benefit from other
>folks' knowledge.  Anyone here have an idea where this word came from?
>Ever seen it in a text?
>
>--Dave R.
>
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