Local quiz

[foot fairy]

I asked this question 2 weeks ago. Lie-in king was kindly looking into it but I can't go far enough back to check, so I will ask again. (apologies to Lie-in king). What common food takes its name from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "MOULDY". Any help is appreciated.

[Claud.Butler]

Bread?

[Lie-in King]

No apologies necessary! :-)

I confess it had slipped my mind until now - I'll repeat my answer & hope that someone agrees or has a better one - it doesn't seem quite right to me... Cheese...

From -

http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/html/oe_bosworthtoll er/b0351.html

we get fynig, which takes us to

http://www.rosieandglenn.co.uk/TheLibrary/ASFo od/Dairy.htm

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Blue_Vinne y_cheese

Sorry I haven't been of more help, foot fairy

[Infomaniac]

See also http:/libra/englang/aart.gla.ac.uk/oeteach/Units/10_Food_Drink.html

It is possible that blue cheeses were also being developed at this time: look up the word for �mouldy� � it has given us the modern (dialectal) word �vinny�. Does this remind you of the name of a cheese?

[Infomaniac]

Sorry mistyped the link.
http:/libra.englang.arts.gla.ac.uk/oeteach/Units/10_Food_Drink.html

I don't know how to import a link so tried typingit.

[foot fairy]

Thank you very much Claud.Butler, infomaniac and Lie-in king for your help.

[Tallulah!]

If you go to your profile you can click on your questions you asked which will give all the replies you received to each question. I think!