"Men" ??? (was Crimean Gothic)

[Dr. John E. McLaughlin]

mén is 'stallion' in Hungarian, so ménhús would be 'horsemeat'.
ménhús follows Hungarian compounding rules and would be a perfectly
acceptable modern Hungarian form.

John E. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
Utah State University

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