Nautical terms

edisonl · #1 Jan 24, 2004, 04:18 AM

any site for the nautical terms n its history(in brief)?

Hello_Peace · Apr 8, 2004, 04:30 AM

The internet might not be very helpful but here's a good hint: a lot of nautical terms in English come from Norse or Old Norse.
I suppose you could do a search on 'Norwegian language'; maybe some of Norway's tourist info sites would have something about Norway's historical influence and the influence the merchants, vikings etc had on present day English language.

chrisgower · Jul 27, 2004, 09:01 AM

This might not be what you're lookin for but have a gander

http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03.htm

Chris ;D

lilfyre · Jul 7, 2005, 07:50 PM

[SIZE=3]You could try this site; it has the definitions and a bit of history for the word.[/SIZE]
http://members.aol.com/williefank/nautglos.htm

fredg · Jul 8, 2005, 06:36 AM

Hi,
Here is another link to nautical terms and where they came from:

http://www.fortogden.com/nauticalterms.html

Use Google, and you can find many, many links.

Best wishes,
fredg



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