Le Sanglais

[bi1 at soas.ac.uk]

Not a nother one.  Reminds me of the poem
'Better to marry a short girl, than never to marry a tall'
Bruce
On 10 Nov 2003 at 12:53, Anthony Grant wrote:

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From:           	"Anthony Grant" <Granta at edgehill.ac.uk>
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Subject:        	Re: Le Sanglais

> I believe German still has Natter for 'viper'.
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> Anthony
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> >>> bi1 at soas.ac.uk 10/11/2003 11:57:04 >>>
> Also orange from Persian Narenj and Adder from nadder, by which
> name, meaning I believe twisting, there is still a river in England
> Bruce
> On 4 Nov 2003 at 12:18, Alan Hartley wrote:
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> From:           	Alan Hartley <ahartley at d.umn.edu>
> To:             	siouan at lists.colorado.edu
> Subject:        	Re: Le Sanglais
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> > Koontz John E wrote:
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> > > The usual view today is that it is ultimately from French les
> anglais.
> > > The le- of les is lost, but the s from it, attached to anglais by
> liaison,
> > > is retained, yielding 's anglais, or sangle, as it were.
> >
> > As with (Fr.) les Otoes >> les Sotoes >> (Eng.) Zotoes
> > (and Eng. a napron >> an apron).
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