Min glaed-hold guma
English translation: my bright and gracious/faithful man/hero
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|  Selected response from: Oceane Local time: 12:37 | |||
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| 4 +1 | My gracious .....? |
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| 5 | my bright and gracious/faithful hero |
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| 3 | glaed = opening in the forest |
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| 2 | My sweetheart is coming |
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14 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1My gracious .....? Explanation: sorry, only know the first bit, hope it helps. Can't find the '"guma" part anywhere -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-28 14:03:34 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- guma appears to be man, or hero See: http://www.geocities.com/modean2525/old_to_new_english.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-28 14:03:46 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- guma appears to be man, or hero See: http://www.geocities.com/modean2525/old_to_new_english.htm |
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20 mins confidence:
My sweetheart is coming Explanation: Complete, utter, total guesswork |
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23 mins confidence:
glaed = opening in the forest Explanation: The word Everglades is coined from the old English "glyde" or "glaed," which means "opening in the forest.". magazine.audubon.org/features0107/ everglades_intro.html Min=my (I took old English in a history of English course, but so long ago it was still modern day) No idea about hold guma (get boots?) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-28 14:03:22 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- guma= fellow fellow: 1. ceorl | 2. guma, mann, wer http://www.wordgumbo.com/ie/ger/oen/erengoen.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-28 14:09:01 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- guma also means man. http://www.wordgumbo.com/ie/ger/oen/erengoen.htm no hold as yet |
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47 mins confidence:
my bright and gracious/faithful hero Explanation: "glaed" may mean glad, happy, bright... "guma" may be read as man or hero, depending on how the sender of the e-mail intends to praise you This is a beautiful and melodious way to address someone, with the alliteration in [g]... Reference: http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/germanic/oe_bright_gloss... |
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