To: cyn
Yeah,
Here is the Merriam Webster online
One entry found for felo-de-se.
Main Entry: felo-de-se
Pronunciation: "fe-lO-d&-'sA, -'sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fe·lo·nes-de-se /f&-"lO-(")nEz-d&-/; or felos-de-se /"fe-lOz-d&-/
Etymology: Medieval Latin felo de se, fello de se, literally, evildoer in respect to oneself
Date: 1607
1 : one who commits suicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2 : an act of deliberate self-destruction : SUICIDE
24 posted on
11/05/2003 6:03:04 AM PST by
8mmMauser
(Libera nos a Michael S. et Felos-de-se)
To: 8mmMauser; sweetliberty; cyn; NautiNurse
felos means "kill" in Greek. Self fulfilling prophecy and he's the diviner of who dies with A WILLING JUDICIARY. FLORIDA'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS CORRUPT. WHO WILL INVESTIGATE?
Never mind. I forgot there's no money to do that.
FYI: Dutch Television SHOULD BE ON TODAY RE: TERRI from the Hospice lawn. Taped on Saturday. Here's the link.... www.tweevandaag.nl
32 posted on
11/05/2003 7:32:20 AM PST by
freeparoundtheclock
(TERRISFIGHT.ORG - Go to Hospice Woodside Make a Sign "TERRI'S ANGELS")
To: 8mmMauser
If the etymology is done correctly the translation of felo de se is "robber of self", hence one who kills himself. But felo, out of this phrase, does not mean "kill". It means thief.
"Felos" is also the Old English spelling of "fellows" which, in those days, meant "military peers" or "knights of equal rank".
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