From: xigung
Message: 4020
Date: 2004-01-13
>much of
> Sorry if my original question was a bit ambiguous. I meant: How
> common English is rooted in Old Norse. It would be a bit foolish tosearch
> all scientific names which are conventionally composed of Latin orGreek
> parts. Rather, in everyday English, the Old Norse word is often therather
> preferred word in speech: we say 'die' rather than 'expire,' 'raise'
> than 'elevate,' and 'narwhal' rather than 'Monodon monoceros.'Thank you
> very much for your help. I always appreciate your input.I recall word counts in Jan de Vries' dictionary,
> -William Calhoun
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