Talk:brig

In answer to the question along the lines of "is this how multiple etymolgies are done?":

Actually no in two ways. When a word gains new senses they still go under the same etymology. Only when a word enters the language from outside does it need a new etymology. For instance if two words were borrowed from two different languages but but both had the same spelling.

Now if these sense really did have separate etyms then a 2nd etym section followed by all the other sections would be required.

Hope this helps. &mdash; Hippietrail 16:54, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * OK, but even more helpful would have been a correction of the entry. SemperBlotto 18:43, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Sorry. It was about 4am and I was burned out. &mdash; Hippietrail 03:15, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)