SC - Re: brandy
Ian Gourdon
agincort at raex.com
Wed Mar 8 02:44:51 PST 2000
> " ... I got curious, and looked up "brandy" in OED....
> Interesting stuff. The original term (dating from the 7th
> century) is brandwine. The formation is thus: brandwine >
> brandewine > brandy-wine > brandee > brandy.
> Our familiar form was in use as early as 1657, with the
> fuller form of brandwine retained for official use through
> the end of the 17th century. Therefore, "aqua-vitae" is the
> older form (dating from the 5-7 centuries), and is
> originally an alchemical term, only taking on its beverage
> connotation shortly thereafter. " Gwydion
Thank you Cariadoc. 17th Century, not 7th.
Doh!
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Ian Gourdon of Glen Awe, OP
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