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Re: Perl Kenning #1by chaoticset (Chaplain) |
on Feb 20, 2002 at 20:11 UTC ( [id://146623]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
An oft cited example from Old English is hamera laf which literally translates as "hammer leavings."
...so would the phrase 'cannon fodder' fall into this same category, then? ;) ----------------------- You are what you think.
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