2022-11-16

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-11-16.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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staid

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  • adjectival use of stayed

cry uncle

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  • also holler uncle, say uncle, etc.

abode

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  • “habitual residence”
  • cf. bide, obsolete bode (biding, delay)

nosology

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  • Ancient Greek νόσος (disease)
  • cf nosocomial

smorgasbord

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  • also smörgåsbord
  • Swedish smörgås ((slice of) bread and butter (< smör (butter) + gås (goose))) + bord (board)
  • cf. smørrebrød (a Danish open sandwich (< Danish *smør (butter) + brød (bread))

celery

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  • French céleri (celery) < Greek σέλινον (parsley)

Lefse

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  • Norwegian leiv (flatbread, lefse)
  • cf. loaf

Knoephla

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confluence

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  • Latin cōnfluō (I flow together)

sty

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