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prettygoodwordmoonbroch - n., (Scot.) a hazy halo around the moon.
Said to presage a storm. This time, at least, I was able to confirm its Scots provience (and obscurity).
And that's our week of forgotten weather terms -- back next week with the usual round of scattershot logophilia.
---L.
Said to presage a storm. This time, at least, I was able to confirm its Scots provience (and obscurity).
And that's our week of forgotten weather terms -- back next week with the usual round of scattershot logophilia.
---L.
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Date: 2016-06-24 03:36 pm (UTC)Can't help but think that -wade should be -wabe, though.
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Date: 2016-06-24 09:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-25 02:29 am (UTC)Have you a source for "provience"? There must be variants of "provenance," but I can't rustle up this one.
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Date: 2016-06-27 02:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-30 04:32 am (UTC)