Difference between revisions of "'Zmorde!"
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* '''morte:''' (''Italian'') death | * '''morte:''' (''Italian'') death | ||
| − | * '''merde:''' (''French'') shit → an oath said for good luck | + | * '''merde:''' (''French'') shit → an oath said for good luck → said by Cambronne, the last French officer on the field of Waterloo, when invited to surrender |
* '''Mord:''' (''German'') murder | * '''Mord:''' (''German'') murder | ||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 4 November 2010
- God’s Death! → after the archaic Shakespearean oaths, ’Sdeath! ("God's Death!"), ’Sblood! ("God's Blood!"), ’Zounds ("God's Wounds!) etc.
- morte: (Italian) death
- merde: (French) shit → an oath said for good luck → said by Cambronne, the last French officer on the field of Waterloo, when invited to surrender
- Mord: (German) murder
