-=> Quoting Bj”rn Forsstr”m to Jim Weller <=-

 JW> English is really a mixed language. Most words have Anglo-Saxon
 JW> roots but abattoir and butcher (from "bouchier") are Norman French
 JW> and slaughter is a Viking word.

 BF> Viking word? Had the Vikings really somethimg to do with this?

The Vikings not only raided the English coast, they settled there. And a
few Viking words entered the English language.







Cheers,

Jim



... Loot, pillage, burn....Hey, this barbarian stuff is FUN!
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