From Gods To Clods

[HappyCanuck]

http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol3/red.htm

Pay close attention to section 2.1(a).


Also, if 'brown' has always been 'brown, then how come dictionary.reference.com adds the following?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=brown[/url]]
[Middle English, from Old English brun. See bher-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

[syvalois]

http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol3/red.htm

Pay close attention to section 2.1(a).


Also, if 'brown' has always been 'brown, then how come dictionary.reference.com adds the following?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=brown[/url]]
[Middle English, from Old English brun. See bher-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

I want to answer that! I want to answer that! Brun is brown but in french, so brown do not come from the teutonic language but from French, And Thor was not norvegian but french juging by this.

A AH!


Did I get something wrong?

[Powersurge]

http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol3/red.htm

Pay close attention to section 2.1(a).

Indeed. Pay close attention to your dictionary. The same dictionary reference you provide below lists the roots of both yellow and blond. Their presence in the language, at least according to your link above, drastically reduces the chances the word red might signify either, or either might refer to red.

The fact that Thor's hair is mentioned as being in anyway exceptional amongst a people, ie. the Scandinavians, who, unto this day, are predominantly blonde might also suggest a thing or two. Or maybe all suggestions aren't received equally.

[quote="HappyCanuck"]
Also, if 'brown' has always been 'brown, then how come dictionary.reference.com adds the following?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=brown[/url]]
[Middle English, from Old English brun. See bher-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

Seriosuly? Sounds shift as languages travels around in time and across space. Brun is the linguistic ancestor of todays brown, even as cynn is of kin, thunor of thunder, et al. Philologists can explain how and why this occurs, but if you thought I was saying the word brown as we have it today was always in use, you must have missed the *essentially* part. Brown is the word the evolved out of the a root, brun, that has long been assoicated with that range of colours we have long consider to be brown.

Anyway, I'm sure that all of those who care, know how to google a topic. And now you have provided them with a handy dictionary link, which I'm sure we don't have to hand-lead them around. So, I"m sure that they'll draw their own conclusion and see whats plainly evident.

Man, people of different languages and cultures must not be able to talk about **** in your world, if a simple commonly recognized colour supposedly cause so much grief.

Anyway, cheers!

[syvalois]

Anyway, I'm sure that all of those who care, know how to google a topic. And now you have provided them with a handy dictionary link, which I'm sure we don't have to hand-lead them around. So, I"m sure that they'll draw their own conclusion and see whats plainly evident.

Well, to give Allan credit, he's trying at least to backup his saying with proof and for those of us that care, I do like to have the link even if I know how to google a topic. I may not understand everything you all said, but that reply sounded for me very mean and yes, I draw my own conclusion and it's plainly evident.

[Powersurge]

Well, to give Allan credit, he's trying at least to backup his saying with proof and for those of us that care, I do like to have the link even if I know how to google a topic. I may not understand everything you all said, but that reply sounded for me very mean and yes, I draw my own conclusion and it's plainly evident.

I would provide links as well, but it would be absurd since all one has to do is hit a few keys and take their pick. The burden of proof is not on me. I would willing join the "contender" on a forum that is full to the brim with people who have PhD's and Masters degrees and who are themselves Scandinavian to debate the matter, I happen to know a few. That as opposed ot trying to obfuscate a simple matter amongst a bunch of people who are largely innocent of the subject.

I would also be less, ahem, "mean" if my "contender" dealt in a like currency, but he doesn't seem to have a problem being "mean", so tough for him and me.

[Phil]

Okay, I now have no hair due to tearing it out after reading this thread.

[DelBubs]

My dads still bigger than everyones and surely if you google to often it can make you go blind. (Depending on your interpretation of google)

Hope that helps.