Sunday, February 07, 2010

Window, in my words

fetrel : window

The Illunse word for window is fetrel. Fetrel is an unusual last name that can be French.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for window which is fenestra (window, opening for light; loophole, breach), and the Old English word for window which is éagþyrel (eye-hole, window), which I transliterate to eagthyrel.

I expected the Old English word to look somewhat like the Modern English word window, but obviously no such luck.

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