Tagged Questions
4
votes
1answer
212 views
Outmoded word for “next Tuesday”
I am writing an email and wanted to refer to this coming Tuesday. The phrase "Tuesday est" popped into my mind (something Miss Marple might have said) but when I googled it I could find no reference. ...
7
votes
4answers
766 views
What did they call illegitimate children in Old English days?
I know that the word bastard in this sense appeard only in 13th century. So what was the normal term before that?
5
votes
4answers
1k views
