From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
In article <80eue.892$Dv3.40@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
Ryan P. wrote:
>TheFly wrote:
>
>>
>> Further to that, the Scots got the word and the garment from Viking
>invaders. The Viking word "Kjalt" (kee-ALT) is the suspected origin of
>the word.
>>
>> However, rather than call it a skirt, those in the modern-kilt
>movement perfer to refer to it as a "skirted garmet" or "unbifrucated".
>
> THAT is an impressive-sounding word. I must work that into a
>conversation today!
Still the Scots are Celts with a Viking touch.
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