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Thread #49593   Message #749165
Posted By: GUEST,greg stephens
16-Jul-02 - 04:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Predecessor song to 'Hogeye Man'
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Predecessor song to 'Hogeye Man'
Probably not the same root, but given that the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology gives Viking as coming from Old English wic or Old Friesian wik meaning "camp": I would think "camping" and "vacation" do have a certain connection. Loitering within tent?