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	AllAboutIrish - Irish Words in English Expressions
		Explore Irish Culture in the wonderful and engaging
		As always, if you have others you think should be added to the list, feel free to email me.
		Check back periodically as more expressions are added to the list.
	www.allaboutirish.com /library/language/irishwords.shtm (99 words)

	Words
		List of English words of Etruscan origin This is a list of Latin.
		List of English words of Scots Gaelic origin This is a list of Scots Gaelic: ; bard : From Bàrd, poet or reciter.
		List of English words of Tamil origin This is a list of Tamil origin: Catamaran- kattumaram Cheroot- suruttu Curry - kar...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/words.html (1526 words)

	Lists of English words of international origin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin
		List of English words of Irish origin (List of English words of Gaelic origin, List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin)
		List of English words of Native American origin
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lists_of_English_words_of_international_origin (137 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of English words of Arabic origin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay).
		Jump to: navigation, search word coinage CoÃn (a town in Malaga province in Spain) 1Â¢ euro coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of...
		Lists of English words from various languages The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Islam and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words in the Arabic language.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-English-words-of-Arabic-origin (5137 words)

	Chapter 4. American and English Today. 5. Expletives and Forbidden Words. Mencken, H.L. 1921. The American Language
		The word cadet, having a foreign smack and an innocent native meaning, is preferred to the more accurate procurer; even prostitutes shrink from the forthright pimp, and employ a characteristic American abbreviation, P.
		An English correspondent, resident in the United States for half a dozen years, tells me that many American expletives seem to him to be of Irish origin.
		This word is entirely without improper significance in America, but in England it is regarded as the vilest of indecencies.
	www.bartleby.com /185/22.html (2823 words)

	Etymologically Speaking...
		Originally, the crushed seeds were mixed with vinegar--much as we enjoy it today--but the vinegar was eventually replaced for a time in the Middle Ages with grape "must" (a byproduct of the winemaking process).
		Coming to English via the French word meaning the same, this word is thought to derive ultimately from the Latin word lamella, a "thin plate," referring to the long, flat shape of the omlette, and to represent a gradual corruption of allumelle first to allumelette, then to alomelette (Le cuisiner francois of 1651 has aumelette).
		The English word "saffron" comes from the Spanish word azafran, as it is in Spain where most of the world's highest quality crocus flowers (the plant whose stamens are the source of all saffron) are found.
	www.westegg.com /etymology (10416 words)

	Phrase and word origins
		The word "monkey" is of uncertain origin; its first known usage was in 1498 when it was used in the literary work Reynard the Fox as the name of the son of Martin the Ape.
		Originally the neck of the woods was a narrow strip of woodland connecting a larger area of woodland.
		The origin of "balls to the wall" is thought to come from aircraft pilots who pushed their joysticks ("balls") into the full thrust position (i.e., "the wall"), thereby making the aircraft go as fast as possible (see also "pear-shaped").
	www.yaelf.com /questions.shtml (8687 words)

	Learn about Irish American Vernacular English, St. Brigit's Fire and the Origin of the word Jazz.
		The word Giniker which is the link that explains what the new word "JAZZ" means in the San Francisco Bulletin March 1913 and view articles and pictures that trace the Irish word and explains what it means to the public.
		The word juke is believed to be derived from the African-influenced Gullah dialect of the Southeast coast, in which jook means disorderly or wicked.
		Pliny the Elder affirms that Celtica (the country of origin of the Celts) was in the delta of the river Guadalquivir in the south of Spain.
	www.edu-cyberpg.com /Linguistics/irish3.html (4123 words)

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		We have chosen as our Main Words, where possible, the most typical of the forms or spellings of the period of Chaucer and Piers Plowman; in Stratmann, on the other hand, the form chosen as Main Word is generally the oldest form in which it appears, frequently one of the twelfth century.
		These illustrative words can be fully or partially verified by those who happen to possess all or some of the works cited, or they can safely be taken on trust, as really occurring there, any mistake being due to such authority.
		The student of English who wishes to trace back the history of a word still in use can, in general, find the Middle-English form in Skeat's Etymological Dictionary, and will then be able to consult the present work in order to obtain further instances of its early use.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/0/6/2/10625/10625-8.txt (9463 words)

	Problem Names
		Leslie is a Scottish surname with obscure origins.
		Originally Welsh, Morgan stems from elements meaning "circle" and, possibly, "sea." It has been used in the past to anglicize the Irish mans' name Murchadh, meaning "sea-battler." This name is pronounced MUR a kha, and often anglicized Murrough.
		Virginia is a Latin word based on the word "Virgin." The Irish word for "Virgin" is maighdean or óge.
	www.namenerds.com /irish/problem.html (4805 words)

	Thousands of NAMES OF UNITED KINGDOM/GREAT BRITAIN including English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Celtic, & ...
		Many of the Irish names are equivalents of the English by tradition and convention, not by any linguistic connection.
		This list is arranged alphabetically by the common (English) names of plants, and gives the scientific (Latin) name and the Gaelic name of each with the meanings.
		Contains lists of heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases.
	www.lowchensaustralia.com /names/england.htm (2023 words)

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		Sometimes the Gaelic word, or part of it, is truncated or changed while an attempt is made to shift it into English spelling conventions.
		Sometimes the sense changes in the way that many words given time and use, but the point being made here is that the word originated either with Gaels using English or English-speakers hearing bits of Gaelic being repeated.
		English, a late Germanic language that has borrowed heavily from older languages, has more Celtic words than has been estimated, if we add those that come into the language indirectly by way of Gaulish into French and French into English.
	www.gaelic.ca /language/words.htm (466 words)

	AllWords.com - Dictionary, Guide, Community and More
		In the game you are presented with 10 randomly selected word origin or word definition puzzles to solve.
		The words and phrases chosen are appropriate and intriguing.
		The search option allows you to view the words and phrases that are available for each letter of the alphabet.
	www.allwords.com /12wlinks.php (442 words)

	English, Scottish and Irish Genealogy Books
		Even in the briefest study of Scotland, it quickly becomes apparent that it is a place richly populated with names borne of a language different from that of the present day.
		Many topics are included, such as Norse and Saxon loan-words in English, mixture of languages in Strathclyde and other regions, relative antiquity of certain place-names, test-words for Gaelic, Welsh, Norse and other tongues, effects of aspiration and eclipse, and much else.
		Finally the author discusses the lesson of place names, that is, what they illustrate about the former appearance of the country, animals now extinct, vegetation and crops, succession of races, occupation and trades, crime and punishment, poverty and disease and other aspects of the past.
	broadviewbooks.com /british.html (2088 words)

	Strange Science: Timeline
		This (by no means comprehensive!) list chronicles some of the major events in the history of paleontology and biology.
		1858-Rudolf Virchow finalizes the cell theory originally announced by Schleiden and Schwann 11 years earlier by declaring that cells are the basic units of all living things, and all cells are formed by the division of existing cells.
		In other words, they argue that metazoans existed hundreds of millions of years before the earliest metazoan fossils (about 600 million years old) yet found.
	www.strangescience.net /timeline.htm (10954 words)

	The page cannot be found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
		Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 404.
		Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_english_words_of_... (121 words)

	Do You Speak American . For Educators . Curriculum . College . AAE \| PBS
		The concept of an English speaking standard may be understood as more of a political orientation than accurately addressing the various modes of English speaking, watch with their own integrity and claim to centrality within their own speech communities.
		Slang may be defined as a word or phrase that changes rapidly, is used by an in-group, and is often used in the place of common word to refer to a taboo subject such as sex, drugs, or intoxication.
		Listen for this listed feature being used in conversation and on television and describe the speaker using the feature, the context in which the feature was spoken, and any additional details.
	www.pbs.org /speak/education/curriculum/college/aae (5555 words)

	Educational CyberPlayGround: Etymology, origin of the word Jazz: Irish American Vernacular English and the hidden ...
		Educational CyberPlayGround: Etymology, origin of the word Jazz: Irish American Vernacular English and the hidden influence of Irish and Scots-Gaelic on what we call American English, and the history of Jazz.
		The San Francisco sports reporter Scoop Gleeson claimed he heard the word Jazz from fellow Irish American newspaperman, Spike Slattery, while they were at the training camp of the local baseball team, the San Francisco Seals.
		This interview with a University of Liverpool dialectology and sociolinguistics expert discusses the origins and history of Merseyside speech and the "Scouse" accent of Liverpool.
	nethappenings.com /Linguistics/irish.html (2319 words)

	ipedia.com: List of English words of Irish origin Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		List of English words of Irish origin Article - ipedia.com
		clan: In Scottish, extended family; in Irish it refers to the children of a nuclear family.
		quiz: word allegedly invented by a Richard Daly, a Dublin theatre owner, in the late 18th century as result of a bet that he would introduce a new word to the English language overnight.
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_english_words_of_irish_origin.html (284 words)

	The Best of British - The American's guide to speaking British...
		Grem is also the word that describes the green lump that is created in the process.
		The origin is from the Romany word, nak, meaning "nose".
		It is the word many young boys are taught as it is a nicer word than most of the alternatives.
	www.effingpot.com /slang.shtml (10816 words)

	GuruNet — Content Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin
		List of English-language first and second generation modernist writers
		list of entities that have issued postage stamps
	www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-19101 (77 words)

	PRIZEFIGHTINGBOOKS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The author provides a listing of a very large number of boxing books that have been written, along with brief descriptions of each one.
		Also the bottom third of the original pages 45 and 46 is torn away and missing.
		Contents include the ring records of the participants, and round by round detail of the fight including drawings of the fighters for each round with dots to indicate where contestants were hit during that round, and a listing of champions from 1857 to 1897.
	www.prizefightingbooks.com (17333 words)

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