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Jenny its a corruption of Grei hound Grei being Saxon for beautiful.
I've just looked up thew answer in wikipedia and it looks like there are a few different answers to that question, no one knows the exact root of the word :-
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The name "greyhound" is generally believed to come from the Old English grighund. "Hund" is the antecedent of the modern "hound", but the meaning of "grig" is undetermined, other than in reference to dogs in Old English and Norse. Its origin does not appear to have any common root with the modern word "grey" for colour, and indeed the greyhound is seen with a wide variety of coats.[citation needed] This may be confusing, however, as the deerhound and wolfhound are more commonly grey in colour and possibly the true origins of the greyhound.[citation needed] However, the deerhound and wolfhound, both being reconstructed breeds, probably cannot have had any genetic influence on the much older greyhound. It is known that in England during the medieval period, Lords and Royalty keen to own greyhounds for sport, requested they be bred to colour variants that made them easier to view and identify in pursuit of their quarry.[citation needed] The lighter colours, patch-like markings and white appeared in the breed that was once ordinarily grey in colour. The greyhound is the only dog mentioned by name in the Bible; the King James version names the greyhound as one of the Four things stately in the Proverbs.[28] However, in the modern version of the Bible this has been changed to strutting rooster, which appears to be a more correct translation of the Hebrew term זַרְזִיר (zarzir).
According to Pokorny[29] the English name "greyhound" does not mean "gray dog/hound", but simply "fair dog". Subsequent words have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *g'her- 'shine, twinkle': English gray, Old High German gris 'grey, old', Old Icelandic griss 'piglet, pig', Old Icelandic gryja 'to dawn', gryjandi 'morning twilight', Old Irish grian 'sun', Old Church Slavonic zorja 'morning twilight, brightness'. The common sense of these words is 'to shine; bright'.
alansouthcoast wrote:
I see no one has got the answer about Mr Chandlers first venture yet.
Sorry I came in late on this, and the one about sight and scent had already been answered - it was the only question I actually knew!
Good quiz, Alan!
I am going to spend a couple of days brain-bashing about the new NH season, and amongst other things, a quiz may come out of it - haven't done one for ages!
Now now jenny....You knew which poster uses the name Westmeadhawk.... Unlike her good self
TGS, right idea location wise but wrong track, its now closed.
I am plumping for Grei Hound being correct for a few reasons.
GregHound doesnt make sense, as both greg and hound mean dog. Hound is thought to be derived from the germanic word Hund meaning hunt, and was applied to hunting dogs.
GrisHound would be the Saxon equivelent of Greyhound.
Gazehound was another time used for dogs that hunt by sight, as Jenny mentioned, but there are a few breeds that do that. I think the Afghan and Borzoi are also close relatives.
I read somewhere the word Greihound appears in Chaucers work, which makes sense as much of it was old English.
Country of Origin: Egypt
History: Tracing the Greyhound ancestry back to the ancient Egyptians, the Greyhound was used to hunt large prey such as wolf, deer and wild boar. Pictures depicting Greyhounds can be found on the walls of tombs between 4000 and 3500 B.C. The breed is also mentioned in the book of Solomon of the Holy Bible. Some believe the breed traveled to Afghanistan, then was imported into Britain by the Celts by the 10th century. A popular dog, they were raised and owned by the ruling classes in Britain. There were once laws created to prohibit anyone owning a Greyhound unless they were of a certain high status in the 11th through 14th century. Only 500 years later did Queen Elizabeth I reverse this law and allow commoners to own them. They Greyhound's name has several theories behind it. Some believe it is derived from an old Saxon word, grei, meaning fine or beautiful. Others believe it originated from the Latin word gradus, which means swiftness, and still others say it is from the Old English language with the word grech or greg, meaning dog. A final theory is that it is a corruption of the word "gazehound" or "great hound", since it was so revered for its speed and kept by many a hunter. Greyhounds were used to hunt hare, and were irreplaceable with their speed. One Greyhound was said to have jumped 30 feet to catch his prey! In the 16th century the Greyhound is thought to have come to America by Spanish explorers. Regardless of its travels, the breed thrived with most countries, being the fastest dog in the world, and one of the fastest animals in the world. Clocked at 37 mph, with rumors of some reaching 45 mph, the breed was then used in the 20th century in dog races, and continue to race to this day. Greyhounds were not only known for their speed, but also for their reproductive abilities; one Greyhound named "Low Pressure" is said to have sired 3,014 puppies in his eight-year breeding span! Today Greyhounds are used as a racing dog and are often destroyed after a short, impersonal career. _________________ If at first you dont succeed..then skydiving isnt for you
So basically there's no right or wrong answer to question 1
What's the answer to the William Chandler question 4 ?
Lol @basically.... Im sticking with Grei Hound.
Sheesh with Chandler, i have alread said you are in the right location, that leaves....loads of guesses... _________________ If at first you dont succeed..then skydiving isnt for you
Its north east....Think Olympics... Think Carriage
Wembley's NW London isn't it. Haven't a clue, you'll have to tell me the answer
I said East..... Dont tell me you are going to let Westmead get the answer. _________________ If at first you dont succeed..then skydiving isnt for you
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Greyhound Quiz
archie mackenzie wrote:
alansouthcoast wrote:
How well do you know the sport, or should i say, the trivia.
5) On a race card what does the term B stand for, as in B6 race.
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did anyone find out what B stands for???
or have i missed the answer
thanks archibald.
The B stands for a distance of 435 Metres Archie. A was for distances of around 460. They dont seem to use B any more, although i am sure i watched a B6 race recently. _________________ If at first you dont succeed..then skydiving isnt for you
Will Chandler was in the consotium that built Hackney, he sold his shares and on the same day bought some land, i think it may even have been a flapping track, where he constructed Walthamstow Stadium.
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So basically there's no right or wrong answer to question 1 
Wembley's NW London isn't it. Haven't a clue, you'll have to tell me the answer 
