the avengers in kilts

[glencairn]

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

[ChattanCat]

The woman takes all!

[KD Burke]

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

[BEEDEE]

I saw Emma Peel, where were the kilts?

Brian

[Dixiecat]

Emma Peel was in that episode?

[Panache]

Emma Peel was in that episode?

Finally the Ladies strike back!

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[Tartan Hiker]

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?

[Morris at Heathfield]

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.

[SFCRick]

Grand to see Mrs. Peel

[Ancienne Alliance]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooo !