18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 37

[cahn]

More diaries of our favorite 18th-century Prussian diary-keeper have been unearthed and have been synopsized!

January 18th: Blessed be thou to me! Under your light, my Prince Heinrich was born!

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Re: Luzula replies

[cahn]

It seems that "gate" in this sense is Scottish spelling for the word that standard English spells "gait", and the Scottish has a wider variety of meanings, such as "way, road, path," both literal and figurative. In the case of "go a grey gate," it would be the figurative meaning.

Oh, this is interesting, thanks! I was wondering where that came from...