LL-L "Etymology" 2002.06.20 (09) [E]

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From: "Andy Eagle" <andy at scots-online.org>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.06.20 (01) [E]

R. F. Hahn wrote:

> But surely, Ed, "hustings" is not English by origin.  Or is it?  If it
> were English I would expect (*_hûs+þing_ >) *"house thing".  The
> _American Heritage Dictionary_ says that it comes from _hûsting_ < Old
> Norse _hûsðing_ = _hûs_ 'house' + _ðing_ 'assembly'.  Why _ðing_ and not
> _þing_?  Why English "ting" and not _thing_ from Old Norse _þing_ or
> _ðing_ (though ON _þing_ > Scandinavian *_ting_, and ON *_ðing_ > Sc.
> *_ding_)?  Did the Viking invasion not precede the English shift (/uu/ >
> /au/) _û_ > _ou_, and would we therefore not have to expect *"house
> things"?  I would be more convinced if it said that "hustings" was a
> later Scandinavian loan, namely from *_husting_ (< ON _húsþing_).

The Scots is 'thing' (for an object) though the pronounciation can vary
[DIN, DIn, hIn, hIN] Shetland has [tIN].

Andy Eagle

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