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William Hupy
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Filly

Postby William Hupy » Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:13 pm

Is it just coincidence that a young mare is so close in pronounciation and spelling to the French word for a young girl, fille?
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Re: Filly

Postby Slava » Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:26 am

Aye, it appears so. Filly is ME/ON, Fille is OF/L.
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