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Old 12-09-2015, 08:30 AM   #47
Scriveyn
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From French coup de foudre = stroke of thunder/lightning

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1.wend
You rarely see a “wend” without a “way.” You can wend your way through a crowd or down a hill, but no one wends to bed or to school. However, there was a time when English speakers would wend to all kinds of places. ...
Reminds me of the opening verses of the Canterbury Tales (see lines 16 & 21 below)

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