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It appears to represent a Latin adverb, erratice Mourtau, mourtalo, mortal_, gives the noun mourtalage, a massacre agno (fem An interesting example of the use of this suffix is seen in the word eigagno, dew_, formed from aigo, water_, as though there had been a Latin word aquanea aio (fem This ending corresponds to the French -aille poulo, a hen_.

—Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence

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verb Past participle of be.

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So wherever I've been is also where he's been, which is not a bad place to be.Anyhoo, here's the definition:aught (also ought)a cipher; zeroarchaic: nothing —American Heritage DictionaryAnd here's a bonus:Recipe for June Brain Mush4 parts sitcom1 part scholarshipShake vigorously for 20 years and allow to set in a room tempered by intellectual boredom and post-vacation restlessness.
My English teacher thinks it might have been a German word. — The Word Detective
A curious word is vejaire , meaning opinion, manner of seeing, as though there had been a Latin word videarium . — Frederic Mistral
What had his name been, and where had he come from? — SON OF A WITCH
The only danger we had been in had been from the German and the colonials at the Lundi Drift, men of our own colour. — Diary of a Soldier of Fortune