[Moo] Axe

[Janie Darby]

Ok, I looked up "hatchet" in a couple of online dictionaries. Definitely
dates to Period origin, though not sure when/where the current spelling took
hold.

I like either that or "adze". However, an adze doesn't look like an axe.
It's blade is set at a right angle to the haft. Think hoe with a sharp blade
and a shorter handle. It is used for shaping wood - not a thrown weapon.

From Merriam-Webster online dictionary:

Main Entry: hatch·et Pronunciation: \ˈha-chət\ Function: *noun*
Etymology: Middle
English *hachet,* from Anglo-French *hachette,* diminutive of
*hache*battle-ax  Date:
14th century 1 *:* a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used
with one hand
And here's another:
  The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition.  2000.   *hatchet*    SYLLABICATION: hatch·et
PRONUNCIATION<http://www.bartleby.com/61/12.html>
:   <http://www.bartleby.com/61/wavs/17/H0081700.wav> hcht NOUN: *1.* A
small, short-handled ax for use in one hand. *2.* A tomahawk. ETYMOLOGY: Middle
English *hachet*, from Old French *hachete*, diminutive of *hache*, ax, of
Germanic origin; akin to Old High German *happa*, sickle.



On 4/3/08, enequy at comcast.net <enequy at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  If the rules that Evan is applying here actaully work out (and Evan is
> one I really trust that is up on most of the rules)  - - - then I myself
> really would go for the idea of the "Award of the Silver Hatchet". And it
> also matches the device. You got my vote on it.
>
> Enequy
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Dave Montuori <damont at wolfstar.com>
>
> > > I would love to quote you on that. The Golden Dolphin Herald said I
> > > couldn't use different words for the same thing and have it pass when
> we
> > > sat down and talked at Fall University. She knew that we were trying
> to
> > > pass award names when she made that statement. I might have
> > > misinterpreted her statement but I was sure she said that it had to be
>
> > > something completely different. Can you give me a link to that ruling?
>
> > > Is it on the SCA precedents page?
> >
> > You have my permission to quote me on that. It's straight from the Rules
>
> > for Submissions, Section V.2 -- I am unaware of any precedent that
> > overrules the basic rule in this case.
> >
> > "a. Difference of D escrip tive Elements - A descriptive element is a
> word
> > other than a designator, an article, a preposition, or the name of a
> > branch of the Society."
> >
> > Here's the first important part:
> >
> > "Two descriptive elements are considered significantly different if they
>
> > differ significantly in both sound and appearance. Descriptive elements
> > that are not significantly different are said to be equivalent."
> >
> > And in the section immediately below that part, the middle paragraph is
> > the most important:
> >
> > "b. Conflict of Names with the Same Number of Elements - Two
> non-personal
> > names with the same number of descriptive elements conflict unless at
> > least one of the following conditions is met.
> >
> > " i. Change of Elements - Two such names do not conflict if each of
> > them contains a descriptive element significantly different from every
> > descriptive el ement in the other.
> >
> > " House Saint Mary , Saint Mary Herald , and the College of Sainte
> > Marie all conflict with one another because their descriptive elements
> are
> > equivalent; House , Herald , and College of , being designators, are not
>
> > descriptive elements. The House of the Red Dolphin does not conflict
> with
> > the House of the Blue Dolphin or the House of the Red Lion . The Order
> of
> > the White Scarf of Ansteorra conflicts with the Order of the White Scarf
>
> > of Atenveldt because Ansteorra and Atenveldt are not descriptive
> elements
> > as defined above in clause 2. a."
> >
> > Evan
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