From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60168
Date: 2008-09-20
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From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
To: "Arnaud Fournet" <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 5:42 AM
Subject: Re[8]: [tied] Re: The OIT state of the art
>
> At 5:07:26 PM on Friday, September 19, 2008, Arnaud Fournet
> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> What about the VIth century you previously mentioned ?
>
> I've no idea what it is, I'm afraid, but I've no doubt that
> there is a source containing the word <mariscalcus> that can
> with some confidence be dated to the 6th century; the
> editors of the OED are not given to flights of fancy.
>
> Brian
>
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What does OED really say ?
Arnaud
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