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Celtic Pathways - Garters

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Radio Omniglot
Episode • Oct 12, 2024 • 2m

In this episode, we discover the Celtic roots of words for garter in English and French.

Garter

The English word garter refers to a band around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. It comes from Old Northern French gartier (garter), from Old French

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