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in reply to a message by Gavy
I'm almost certain that it's something about "counsel" but the descriptive word seems to vary. I've heard "clever counsel" or "crafty counsel," but I have also read that it means "evil counsel." You could be right with "death counsel." With the "Mor-" beginning, it would definately make sense.
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Merci beaucoup.
I forgot one other thing that I found...the old english word "morðor" (pron. "morthor") means 'torture'. I thought that might be relevent as well, since the OE letter ð is often translated as a 'd' (eg. Tolkien's 'Mordor'). 'Mord" would certainly seem to convey the same sense. Ahh well...I just enjoy speculatin' on it.
Cheers!
Gav
I forgot one other thing that I found...the old english word "morðor" (pron. "morthor") means 'torture'. I thought that might be relevent as well, since the OE letter ð is often translated as a 'd' (eg. Tolkien's 'Mordor'). 'Mord" would certainly seem to convey the same sense. Ahh well...I just enjoy speculatin' on it.
Cheers!
Gav
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