a lurker asks a question

Mo Holkar / UKG · 01 Oct 2008, 10:59 · from 2008-October.txt.gz

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From: lists at ukg.co.uk (Mo Holkar / UKG)
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:59:52 +0100
Subject: (urth) a lurker asks a question
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At 08:30 01/10/2008, Jeff wrote:
>The chrisos is the coin Vodalus gave him.

 From the Greek chrysos, gold. Although it may also be a play on the 
English root chris-, meaning to do with anointment, from the Greek 
chrisai (to anoint) which also of course gives Christos. I don't have 
enough Greek to know whether the two roots are related in that 
language or if it's just a coincidence.

best,

Mo

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