OK, that's very cool. I learned something. :-) Thanks, and my apologies -- you were right! Jon
>From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Definitiions (was Intellectual output from the Arab World) >Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 14:49:32 +0200 > >At 07:39 05-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: > >>>At 00:10 05-10-2002 -0500, The Fool foolishly blated: >> >>The word I believe you were looking for is 'blatted'? It means either a >>loud noise or the noise a sheep makes, IIRC. Been up since 2:30 -- too >>lazy to check the dictionary, but I'm nearly positive that 'blated' isn't >>an English word. > >At >http://rhyme.lycos.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=blate&typeofrhyme=def&org1=syl&org2=l, >the verb "blate" is defined as "cry plaintively". > >At http://www.hyperdic.net/dic/u/utter.shtml, "blate" is given as a synonym >for "utter". > >At http://dictionary.metor.com/wnet/4585882.htm, "blate" is given as a >synonym for "bleat", which in turn means "cry plaintively". > >At >http://www.stanford.edu/group/wais/mexico_virginofguadalupetwoversions121401.html, >it says: >"When I am accused of doing something "blatant", my reaction is to look up >the word. It was coined by Edmund Spencer, and comes from "to blate" >(bellow)". > >So, it looks like "blated" is an English word after all (the past tense for >"to blate"). > > >Jeroen "And now, back to studying" van Baardwijk > >__________________________________________________________________________ >Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
