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Re: New Crossword Puzzle: 003
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lugnet.fun
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Thu, 25 Jan 2001 05:23:35 GMT
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In lugnet.fun, Jeff Johnston writes:
> In lugnet.fun, Ross Crawford writes:
> > ...
> > I'd never come across the spelling "damosel". I've always spelt it "damsel".
> > Where does the alternative spelling come from?
> > ...
> It's a more archaic spelling, IIRC, and usually used in plays or poems
> where it fits the meter & rhythm better than just 'damsel'.
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> According to dictionary.com, its etymology is thus:
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> Middle English damoisele, from Old French damoiselle, from Vulgar Latin
> *dominicella, diminutive of domina, lady
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> J
Thanks for answering, Jeff.
I should have indicated such in my clue.
-Suz
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| (...) It's a more archaic spelling, IIRC, and usually used in plays or poems where it fits the meter & rhythm better than just 'damsel'. According to dictionary.com, its etymology is thus: Middle English damoisele, from Old French damoiselle, from (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.fun)
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