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Comether

Postby Grogie » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:35 pm

I discovered this interesting word yesterday. It means ''influence'' or ''persuasion''. It,s usually used in the phrase '' to put the comether on someone.''
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Postby skinem » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:39 pm

Another great word, Grogie. Sounds like "putting the arm on someone" in some respects...
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Postby Ferrus » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:20 pm

Excellent word... it has a nice dialectal quality to it.
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Postby Bailey » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:59 pm

Co`meth´er
n. 1. Matter; affair.
2. Friendly communication or association.To put the comether on
to exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile; to wheedle.

How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put ut on another?
- Kipling.

What? no one has mentioned that comehither might be more persuasive?

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Postby Perry » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:16 pm

He gave me some ether and put the comether on me.
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Postby gailr » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:07 pm

A mether (meadair) is square drinking vessel, usually wooden.
The discerning will guess why I know this word...

-gailr
Iechyd da
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Postby Grogie » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:07 am

Thanks for the new word Gail. It,s a nice one.
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Postby Perry » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:35 am

A mether (meadair) is square drinking vessel, usually wooden.
The discerning will guess why I know this word...

-gailr
Iechyd da
Indeed we do, honey!
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Postby tcward » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:49 pm

A mether (meadair) is square drinking vessel, usually wooden.
The discerning will guess why I know this word...

-gailr
Iechyd da
...but it wasn't limited only to mead, was it?
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Postby gailr » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:48 pm

Only for some of us. Also, the whole "community cup" thing doesn't really work for me.

-gailr
who remembers the scary scene (not a mether) from The 13th Warrior...
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Postby Stargzer » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:56 am

Only for some of us. Also, the whole "community cup" thing doesn't really work for me.

-gailr
who remembers the scary scene (not a mether) from The 13th Warrior...
Yeah, not enough alcohol in mead to sterilize everything
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