LL-L "Semantics" 2004.01.30 (03) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: "Semantics" [E]

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Semantics
>
> Folks,
>
> Here is another interesting bit of "semantic dispersal."  (At least *I*
find
> it interesting.)
>
> Romance *_adventura_ "that which is about to happen" >
> > Old French _a(d)venture_ >
> > Middle German _ventiure_ > Modern German _Abenteuer_ 'adventure'
> > Middle English _adventure_ > Modern English "adventure"
> > Scots _adventur_ [adv?n't r] 'adventure'

I'm not sure I would say "adventur" is Scots for "adventure" - more like
it's a recent English borrowing that still doesn't sit very comfortably in
the language.

The traditional Scots word derived from the old French is "anter", meaning
to chance into something or venture out on something. This is usually only
heard in the participial form "anterin" or "antrin", meaning "occasional" or
"happening by chance".

Sandy
http://scotstext.org/

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