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Origin of "arkward"

Hi,
as a german, I quite regularly read english books, magazines and newspapers (british and american) and watch british and american TV programs. So I am quite sure to know the word "arkward". Today I wanted to read about the exact pronounciation. So I walked to the book shelf and took the OED. Very disappointing, no entry. Webster's: no entry. Encarta's Dictionary: no entry.
What is the etymology of arkward, how old is this word?

Can anyone help?
Regards
Ralph
  

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[nq:1]as a german, I quite regularly read english books, magazines and newspapers (british and american) and watch british and american ... walked to the book shelf and took the OED. Very disappointing, no entry.

  • [nq:1]as a german, I quite regularly read english books, magazines and newspapers (british and american) and watch british and american ...
  • walked to the book shelf and took the OED.
  • Very disappointing, no entry.
  • Webster's: no entry.
  • [/nq] That's because there ain't no such animal as 'arkward'.
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[nq:1]as a german, I quite regularly read english books, magazines and newspapers (british and american) and watch british and american ... walked to the book shelf and took the OED. Very disappointing, no entry. Webster's: no entry. Encarta's Dictionary: no entry.[/nq]
That's because there ain't no such animal as 'arkward'. Are you sure it's not a hyperrhotic (meaning: "puts in 'r's where the
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Eric Schwartz (Email Removed) schrieb:
[nq:1]That's because there ain't no such animal as 'arkward'. Are you sure it's not a hyperrhotic (meaning: "puts in 'r's ... it's a real word, referring to Noah's vessel: the pairs of animals all proceeded arkward until the ship was full.[/nq]
Well, the ark-thing did it :-)
I read "arkward" in an english messageboard today and didn't recognize th
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[nq:2]as a german, I quite regularly read english books, magazines ... disappointing, no entry. Webster's: no entry. Encarta's Dictionary: no entry.[/nq]
[nq:1]That's because there ain't no such animal as 'arkward'. Are you sure it's not a hyperrhotic (meaning: "puts in 'r's ... it's a real word, referring to Noah's vessel: the pairs of animals all proceeded arkward until the ship was full.[/n
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[nq:2]That's because there ain't no such animal as 'arkward'. Are ... of animals all proceeded arkward until the ship was full.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, the ark-thing did it :-) I read "arkward" in an english messageboard today and didn't recognize the wrong "r", maybe because I did not know the correct pronounciation...[/nq]
He knew which word you were referring to. He was simply being a smart-**
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[nq:1]He knew which word you were referring to. He was simply being a smart-***. In a rather clever way though, I thought.[/nq]
Thanks, I think. Actually, while I was reasonably certain, I thought it might have been one NNES writing to another, with a third (our OP) watching, and so maybe some other word was meant, which is why I asked for an example if I was wrong.
-=Eric

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[nq:1]Hi, as a german, I quite regularly read english books, magazines and newspapers (british and american) and watch british and ... no entry. Webster's: no entry. Encarta's Dictionary: no entry. What is the etymology of arkward, how old is this word?[/nq]
As old as Noah.
Anyone who didn't go arkward snuffed it.

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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[nq:1]What is the etymology of arkward, how old is this word?[/nq]
I think you mean "erkward", which means "in the direction of the Peninsula".

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