[Verginius Rufus]

The word “dregs” is a mistranslation—there is a French word spelled like that which means “dregs,” but here it is the past participle of the verb “lier” (meaning “bound” or “connected” and spelled with an accent over the “e”).

[presently no screen name]

Dregs? Where did I post that?

[rxsid]

"The word “dregs” is a mistranslation—there is a French word spelled like that which means “dregs,” but here it is the past participle of the verb “lier” (meaning “bound” or “connected” and spelled with an accent over the “e”)."

Thank Babelfish, for that.

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/