Re: withes
- Subject: Re: withes
- From: Don Martinson l*@wi.rr.com
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 21:25:16 -0500
>withe (pronounced WITH)
>n.
>A tough supple twig, especially of willow, used for binding things
>together; a withy.
>
>[Middle English, from Old English withthe; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]
And for you Tolkien fans:
Withywindle: A minor tributary of the River Baranduin or Brandywine
that flowed through the Old Forest on the borders of the Shire.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com
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