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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Oops! I got allative and elative reversed. But, as it is after midnight, I don't claim to up to form, as I am sleepy. Terrill (Who is about to don his _sleeping_ cap.) ----------------------------------- Terrill Heaps wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Rochelle Altman wrote: > > > whence adv., conj. also used in gen. -- > > always has a sense of "from where" -- > > "where from" > > Could be useful as an Allative expressor. > > > whither v. basic meaning -- move rapidly > > to and fro (OE) > > whither adv. "where to? (OE) > > to which place... > > whither sb. rush about (Late ME) --[obvious > > late extended meaning] > > > > example compounds: whitherto [to what] > > and "whitherward" [towards what] > > Could be useful as an Elative expressor. > > Cheers, > > Terrill (Who is wearing _his_ language hat, too!) ;) > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html