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Thread #168484   Message #4071312
Posted By: Richard Mellish
09-Sep-20 - 08:48 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Rigs o' Rye / Two Rigs of Rye
Subject: RE: Origins: Rigs o' Rye / Two Rigs of Rye
WP/Dave's version is a pretty decent rendering into pure English, accepting the sacrifice of a few rhymes. Fair enough! There is one odd exception though, "trinkling" where standard English would have "trickling". Then again, when did hail either trickle or trinkle?