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edisonl
Jan 24, 2004, 05:18 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
You could try this site; it has the definitions and a bit of history for the word.
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