Word Origins

Interesting...

ram·ble

intr.v. ram·bled, ram·bling, ram·bles

  1. To move about aimlessly.
  2. To walk about casually or for pleasure.
  3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth.
  4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions.

[Probably from Middle Dutch *rammelen, to wander about in a state of sexual desire, from rammen, to copulate with.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1 Comment on this post

Wow...who knew...not me, that's for sure.

Rachel "Fishy"

Aug. 23, 2005 at 3:21 am

 

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