| To: | wzehring@cmb.biosci.wayne.edu (Will Zehring) |
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| Subject: | Re: Non LBC related |
| From: | jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor) |
| Date: | Sun, 6 Nov 1994 07:46:32 -0800 (PST) |
Will Zehring wrote:
>
> >Hwaet!
> >
> >I've seen the archaic term "maugre" meaning "in spite of" spelled as
> >"maugry" in some middle english texts. Not sure this counts, though.
> >
> > --berry
> >
>
> Well, with all due respect to BK, "maugry" isn't in my dictionary.
**** Well, I never heard of ``maugre'', but _malgre_ means ``in spite of''
in French. I wouldn't be surprised to find a corruption thereof in
Middle English ( shortly after the Norman conquest ).
- Jerry Kaidor
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