Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

"Harp" etymology

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 12:16 pm
lethargic_man: (beardy)
The word which became "harp" in English, and in related Germanic languages, apparently meant "instrument of torture" in Old Saxon. It seems the Saxons weren't music fans. ;^)
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