Saturday, January 19, 2013
"Browse"
Amazing the common soil in which words grow.
We have "browsers" for the Internet, but it's warming to know that this high tech tool is associated with the lowly cow grazing in the field.
Whether browsing in a bookstore (if you can find one) or browsing the World Wide Web, we are back with the animals slowly tasting of the new sprouts. This is what "browse" comes from. It is probably a modification of the Middle French brouts.
I am personally glad to chew my cud over this one.
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I too enjoy chewing cud in bookstore. of course, its my cud, no one elses. browsing is a wonderful thing when you find yourself hiking in the southwest. i browse the inviting red rocks, and then find a shade spot, provided by a simple juniper, and chew the cud again.
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