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In Norse mythology, the Poetic Mead or Mead of Poetry, [a] also known as Mead of Suttungr, [b] is a mythical beverage that whoever "drinks becomes a skald or scholar" able to recite any information and solve any question.
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 [1] [2] – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.
Graham was born in Oxford, where his father, Eric Graham, held the post of dean of Oriel College.The family moved to a country rectory in Wiltshire. After attending St Edward's School, Oxford, he obtained a place to read classics at King's College, Cambridge, leaving to join the RAF when the Second World War began.
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...
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[3] Sophus Bugge theorized that the name Ratatoskr is a loanword from Old English meaning " Rat -tooth." Bugge's basis hinges on the fact that the -toskr element of the compound does not appear anywhere else in Old Norse.
Pennsylvania officials have identified remains found in 1973 as those of a missing schoolgirl, they announced at a news conference Thursday.. Two Lebanon County Game Wardens found the girl's ...