tarnal

Feb. 1st, 2008 07:33 am
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tarnal - adj., a mild oath.


Meaning damned. Alteration of eternal. Not actually related to "tarnation" -- it appears that the latter, an alteration of damnation, was influenced by this.

And that wraps up another week of Words My True Love Gave Me. Back to the usual mix on Monday.

---L.
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