Isle of Wonder

It started with being a dumping ground for my extraneous projects in Medieval Studies while I was in university, now it is whatever subject I am moved by regarding literature, history or language.

Showing posts with label squirrel. Show all posts

Showing posts with label squirrel. Show all posts

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Greek Squirrels

I took a trip to the library and found that the entries in the Dictionary of Old English do not contain etymologies. Darn and double da...

Saturday, May 5, 2012

More on Squirrel

The Germanic name for squirrel is annoying me. Is it a corruption of the Greek term? Everyone who says so is quoting Cleasby-Vigfusso...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Squirrel

Squirrel the word is just as interesting as the little beastie that wears it for a species name. The Greeks had the honour of naming the squ...

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The Red Witch: Southern Ontario, Canada; Heritage worker and Researcher. M.A. in Medieval Studies.

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