the avengers in kilts

**glencairn** · 18th September 09, 05:01 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLg0JcqAE1A

**ChattanCat** · 18th September 09, 05:24 PM

The woman takes all!

**KD Burke** · 18th September 09, 07:19 PM

Mrs. Peel! For so long I've loved you from afar!

**BEEDEE** · 19th September 09, 06:14 AM

I saw Emma Peel, where were the kilts?

Brian

**Dixiecat** · 19th September 09, 06:19 AM

Emma Peel was in that episode?

**Panache** · 19th September 09, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by Dixiecat

Emma Peel was in that episode?

Finally the Ladies strike back!

Cheers

Jamie

**Tartan Hiker** · 20th September 09, 04:37 PM

And no white hose!

And that reminds me. I was reading Lady of the Lake last night and noticed that Scott uses "target" to refer to the small shields, rather than "targe". Does anyone know the etymology of this?

**SFCRick** · 20th September 09, 09:25 PM

Grand to see Mrs. Peel

**Morris at Heathfield** · 21st September 09, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker

I was reading Lady of the Lake last night and noticed that Scott uses "target" to refer to the small shields, rather than "targe". Does anyone know the etymology of this?

According to Webster's:

targe < ME < OE < ON targa, akin to OHG zarga, a rim, frame < IE base *dergh-, to grip

target < ME < MFr targette, dim. of targe, a shield < Frank *targa, akin to prec. [i.e., "see targe"]

However, based on the pronunciation of "targe" with a soft "g", I suspect it also came by way of French, rather than Old Norse.

Target can mean a small, usually round shield, but it's an archaic meaning. Which means Scott would probably have used it that way.

ME = Middle English
OE = Old English
ON = Old Norse
OHG = Old High German
IE = Indo-European
MFr = Middle French
dim. = diminutive
Frank = Frankish

Anyone who knows what "etymology" means probably doesn't need much of the key above, but I though it might be useful for other people.