[Dixonary] Rnd 2848 OLUHNE Results
This was a very even round and as a result pretty low scoring
Shani Naylor scored 3 and is our next dealer The real winners (all seven of them!) are Judy Madnick, Tony Abell, Mike Shefler, Ryan McGill, Tim Bourne, Keith Hale, Chris Carson each with 2 natural points Back to Back - Over to you Shani #1 was the real def... and I am going to put its entry from OED here in full because it leaves me with a question --------------------------- oluhne, v. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English /ōlyhtnian/. Etymology: Apparently the reflex of an unattested weak Class II Old English verb */ōlyhtnian/ (compare Old English /ōlyht/ in the compound /ōlyhtword/ flattering words), apparently related to /ōleccan/ to flatter, of uncertain origin; perhaps < an unattested noun /*ōlocc/ blandishment, flattery < /ō-/ , prefix (see e-__prefix^1 ) + lock n.^1 (compare Old English /loccian/ to entice, soothe: see lock v.^2 ) / / /Obs.//trans./To flatter. Also, /intr/ Derivatives oluhning n. /Obs./ flattering, flattery. The question relates to the fact that all the citations are from ?1200 (>1250) and these citations are all written in early middle english and as such are difficult to read eg, from the____/Ancrene Riwle <javascript:void(0)> / "Ne mei he bute schawin forð sumhwet of his eapeware & olhnin oðer þreatin þet me bugge þrof." - and this is "the English Text" from 1972! (the /Ancrene Riwle <javascript:void(0)> /is an anonymous set of monastic rules for female anchorites -anchoresses - nowadays called the Ancrene Wisse) - [[[to give a handle on who I am: I found the Wiki article on Ancrene Riwle fascinating]]] Is it reasonable to play a word with such arcane antecedents? even if it is in the OED - I admit that I thought that it was playable because of the derivative "oluhning" /so ....??? / -------------------------- 1. to flatter... Voted for by nobody [From OED Online 2017] = D0 2. the gibbous moon... Voted for by WiddisD, McGillR [From Tony Abell who voted for 9 and 10] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 3. to soar to a great height... Voted for by nobody [From Guerri Stevens who did not vote ] and scores [0 + 0] = 0 4. a Polynesian sailing vessel... Voted for by BourneT, MallachE [From Ryan McGill who voted for 2 and 7] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 5. dormant seeds trapped in ice... Voted for by SheflerM, WiddisD [From Keith Hale who voted for 8 and 11] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 6. a certain kind of neck scarf... Voted for by LodgeT [From Dan Widdis who voted for 2 and 5] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 7. a Hawai'ian ceremony to welcome guests... Voted for by McGillR [From Efrem Mallach who voted for 4 and 10] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 8. vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes... Voted for by BourneT, HaleK [From Judy Madnick who voted for 9 and 13] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 9. a sculptured ornament representing an ox-skull... Voted for by MadnickJ, LodgeT, AbellT [From Shani Naylor who voted for 12 and 13] and scores [3 + 0] = 3 10. a lei, or simply a flower, thrown into a volcano as a tribute to the god Pele... Voted for by MallachE, AbellT [From Tim Bourne who voted for 4 and 8] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 11. a fabric having a crosswise ribbed effect made of silk, wool, or synthetic fiber... Voted for by SheflerM, HaleK [From Chris Carson who did not vote ] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 12. a small stream or channel in mud flats, formed by water running off as the tide recedes... Voted for by NaylorS [From Tim Lodge who voted for 6 and 9] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 13. a large abalone (_Haliotis midae_) ranging from the coast of Normandy to parts of the Baltic sea... Voted for by NaylorS, MadnickJ [From Mike Shefler who voted for 5 and 11] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
[Dixonary] Fwd: Rnd 2848 OLUHNE Results (*part 2)
OED Online 2017 0
Tony Abell 2 Guerri Stevens 0 Ryan McGill 2 Keith Hale 2 Dan Widdis 1 Efrem Mallach 1 Judy Madnick 2 Shani Naylor 3 Tim Bourne 2 Chris Carson 2 Tim Lodge 1 Mike Shefler 2 *JohnnyB* -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Rnd 2848 OLUHNE Results Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 22:20:32 +0000 From: Johnb - co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> To: Dixonarians <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> CC: johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk>, Shani Naylor <shani.naylor (AT) gmail (DOT) com> This was a very even round and as a result pretty low scoring Shani Naylor scored 3 and is our next dealer The real winners (all seven of them!) are Judy Madnick, Tony Abell, Mike Shefler, Ryan McGill, Tim Bourne, Keith Hale, Chris Carson each with 2 natural points Back to Back - Over to you Shani #1 was the real def... and I am going to put its entry from OED here in full because it leaves me with a question --------------------------- oluhne, v. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English /ōlyhtnian/. Etymology: Apparently the reflex of an unattested weak Class II Old English verb */ōlyhtnian/ (compare Old English /ōlyht/ in the compound /ōlyhtword/ flattering words), apparently related to /ōleccan/ to flatter, of uncertain origin; perhaps < an unattested noun /*ōlocc/ blandishment, flattery < /ō-/ , prefix (see e-__prefix^1 ) + lock n.^1 (compare Old English /loccian/ to entice, soothe: see lock v.^2 ) / / /Obs.//trans./To flatter. Also, /intr/ Derivatives oluhning n. /Obs./ flattering, flattery. The question relates to the fact that all the citations are from ?1200 (>1250) and these citations are all written in early middle english and as such are difficult to read eg, from the____/Ancrene Riwle <javascript:void(0)> / "Ne mei he bute schawin forð sumhwet of his eapeware & olhnin oðer þreatin þet me bugge þrof." - and this is "the English Text" from 1972! (the /Ancrene Riwle <javascript:void(0)> /is an anonymous set of monastic rules for female anchorites -anchoresses - nowadays called the Ancrene Wisse) - [[[to give a handle on who I am: I found the Wiki article on Ancrene Riwle fascinating]]] Is it reasonable to play a word with such arcane antecedents? even if it is in the OED - I admit that I thought that it was playable because of the derivative "oluhning" /so ....??? / -------------------------- 1. to flatter... Voted for by nobody [From OED Online 2017] = D0 2. the gibbous moon... Voted for by WiddisD, McGillR [From Tony Abell who voted for 9 and 10] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 3. to soar to a great height... Voted for by nobody [From Guerri Stevens who did not vote ] and scores [0 + 0] = 0 4. a Polynesian sailing vessel... Voted for by BourneT, MallachE [From Ryan McGill who voted for 2 and 7] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 5. dormant seeds trapped in ice... Voted for by SheflerM, WiddisD [From Keith Hale who voted for 8 and 11] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 6. a certain kind of neck scarf... Voted for by LodgeT [From Dan Widdis who voted for 2 and 5] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 7. a Hawai'ian ceremony to welcome guests... Voted for by McGillR [From Efrem Mallach who voted for 4 and 10] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 8. vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes... Voted for by BourneT, HaleK [From Judy Madnick who voted for 9 and 13] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 9. a sculptured ornament representing an ox-skull... Voted for by MadnickJ, LodgeT, AbellT [From Shani Naylor who voted for 12 and 13] and scores [3 + 0] = 3 10. a lei, or simply a flower, thrown into a volcano as a tribute to the god Pele... Voted for by MallachE, AbellT [From Tim Bourne who voted for 4 and 8] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 11. a fabric having a crosswise ribbed effect made of silk, wool, or synthetic fiber... Voted for by SheflerM, HaleK [From Chris Carson who did not vote ] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 12. a small stream or channel in mud flats, formed by water running off as the tide recedes... Voted for by NaylorS [From Tim Lodge who voted for 6 and 9] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 13. a large abalone (_Haliotis midae_) ranging from the coast of Normandy to parts of the Baltic sea... Voted for by NaylorS, MadnickJ [From Mike Shefler who voted for 5 and 11] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 2848 OLUHNE Results
Congrats on the D0!
On Nov 8, 2017 5:20 PM, "Johnb - co.uk" <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote: This was a very even round and as a result pretty low scoring Shani Naylor scored 3 and is our next dealer The real winners (all seven of them!) are Judy Madnick, Tony Abell, Mike Shefler, Ryan McGill, Tim Bourne, Keith Hale, Chris Carson each with 2 natural points Back to Back - Over to you Shani #1 was the real def... and I am going to put its entry from OED here in full because it leaves me with a question --------------------------- oluhne, v. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English *ōlyhtnian*. Etymology: Apparently the reflex of an unattested weak Class II Old English verb **ōlyhtnian* (compare Old English *ōlyht* in the compound *ōlyhtword* flattering words), apparently related to *ōleccan* to flatter, of uncertain origin; perhaps < an unattested noun **ōlocc* blandishment, flattery < *ō-* , prefix (see e- prefix1) + lock n.1 (compare Old English *loccian* to entice, soothe: see lock v.2) *Obs.** trans.* To flatter. Also, *intr* Derivatives oluhning n. *Obs.* flattering, flattery. The question relates to the fact that all the citations are from ?1200 (>1250) and these citations are all written in early middle english and as such are difficult to read eg, from the *Ancrene Riwle * "Ne mei he bute schawin forð sumhwet of his eapeware & olhnin oðer þreatin þet me bugge þrof." - and this is "the English Text" from 1972! (the *Ancrene Riwle *is an anonymous set of monastic rules for female anchorites -anchoresses - nowadays called the Ancrene Wisse) - [[[to give a handle on who I am: I found the Wiki article on Ancrene Riwle fascinating]]] Is it reasonable to play a word with such arcane antecedents? even if it is in the OED - I admit that I thought that it was playable because of the derivative "oluhning" *so ....??? * -------------------------- 1. to flatter... Voted for by nobody [From OED Online 2017] = D0 2. the gibbous moon... Voted for by WiddisD, McGillR [From Tony Abell who voted for 9 and 10] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 3. to soar to a great height... Voted for by nobody [From Guerri Stevens who did not vote ] and scores [0 + 0] = 0 4. a Polynesian sailing vessel... Voted for by BourneT, MallachE [From Ryan McGill who voted for 2 and 7] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 5. dormant seeds trapped in ice... Voted for by SheflerM, WiddisD [From Keith Hale who voted for 8 and 11] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 6. a certain kind of neck scarf... Voted for by LodgeT [From Dan Widdis who voted for 2 and 5] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 7. a Hawai'ian ceremony to welcome guests... Voted for by McGillR [From Efrem Mallach who voted for 4 and 10] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 8. vertical bamboo flute used in the Andes... Voted for by BourneT, HaleK [From Judy Madnick who voted for 9 and 13] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 9. a sculptured ornament representing an ox-skull... Voted for by MadnickJ, LodgeT, AbellT [From Shani Naylor who voted for 12 and 13] and scores [3 + 0] = 3 10. a lei, or simply a flower, thrown into a volcano as a tribute to the god Pele... Voted for by MallachE, AbellT [From Tim Bourne who voted for 4 and 8] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 11. a fabric having a crosswise ribbed effect made of silk, wool, or synthetic fiber... Voted for by SheflerM, HaleK [From Chris Carson who did not vote ] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 12. a small stream or channel in mud flats, formed by water running off as the tide recedes... Voted for by NaylorS [From Tim Lodge who voted for 6 and 9] and scores [1 + 0] = 1 13. a large abalone (_Haliotis midae_) ranging from the coast of Normandy to parts of the Baltic sea... Voted for by NaylorS, MadnickJ [From Mike Shefler who voted for 5 and 11] and scores [2 + 0] = 2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
[Dixonary] Rnd 2848 OLUHNE Results
Congrats on the D0 - you had me completely fooled!
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