[Vwoolf] Etymology of faggot.
Adolphe Haberer
Adolphe.Haberer at univ-lyon2.fr
Sun Oct 7 06:07:52 EDT 2012
Alain Rey's Le Robert : Dictionnaire historique
de la langue française concludes that none of the
hypothetical origins of the word "fagot" (from
Latin, Greek, German) is fully convincing. The
idiomatic phrases quoted by Stuart are still very
much in use, and "être mal fagoté" can very well
be used for an ill-dressed man. May I add another
two phrases, still very much in use? "Sentir le
fagot", is said of a man, or of a man's
discourse, that can be accused of heresy (ie
destined to be tied to the stake and burnt); more
convivial, a bottle of wine "de derrière les
fagots" is a special treat since it has been kept
hidden for years behind the heap of kindling wood.
With best wishes
Ado
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Adolphe Haberer
Professeur émérite, Université Lumière-Lyon 2,
1, route de Saint-Antoine
F-69380 Chazay d'Azergues
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E-mail : <Adolphe.Haberer at univ-lyon2.fr>, <ado at haberer.fr>
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