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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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riddle2 coarse-meshed sieve. Late OE.
hriddel, rel. to synon.
hrīder and
hrīdrian sift, of WGmc. extent and based on IE. *
krǐ- with widespread cogns., as in Gr.
krī́nein separate, decide, L.
crībrum sieve, in Gmc. *
χrain- clean, pure (e.g. G.
rein), etc.
Hence
riddle vb.2 †sift XIII; pierce with holes XIX.
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Riddles--Perspectives on the Use, Function and Change in a Folklore Genre.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Folklore; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...apposite survey of trends in riddle research. Section 2 of Riddles focuses on definitions...other "sub-genres" of riddle (visual riddles, wisdom questions, puzzles...riddles and even "pre-riddles"--the riddle-like formula picked up...
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Riddles: Perspectives on the Use, Function, and Change in a Folklore Genre
Magazine article from: Journal of American Folklore; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...another borderline riddle, cited by KaivolaBregenh0j...1951 study (English Riddles from Oral Tradition...Press) of English riddles: "Wha' live in...48). Is this a riddle, or simply a question...of writings about riddles, and a publishing...encourage dialogue among riddle scholars. ...
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Riddle's injury delays dream
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 4/29/2007; ; 700+ words
; For three weeks, EeTisha Riddle didn't want to face the world. The former Missouri women...the rest of the time. "I didn't want be seen by anyone," Riddle said. Riddle, who led the Tigers in scoring, field-goal percentage and...
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The Riddles of Jesus in John: A Study in Tradition and Folklore
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...overhaul include: riddles and riddling sessions...focus on genre (the riddle) and structure...has bypassed the riddles. This established...forms (like the riddle) in written texts...focuses on the riddle as a form or genre...analysis of studies on riddles, he offers a general...
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Riddle's injury delays dream.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO); 4/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...Philip Batson Apr. 29--For three weeks, EeTisha Riddle didn't want to face the world. The former Missouri...the time. "I didn't want be seen by anyone," Riddle said. Riddle, who led the Tigers in scoring, field-goal percentage...
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Riddle pleads guilty in murder case.
Newspaper article from: Mountaineer (Waynesville, NC); 2/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...Beth Pleming Feb. 16--Woodrow Shane Riddle, 36, will spend 11 to 14 years in prison...resided at 124 Walnut Road in Waynesville. Riddle pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree...Brown, Judge Hyatt agreed to sentence Riddle within a mitigated range, which reduced...
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Riddle me this: Ratings up in Israel for punster, even as listeners take shots
News Wire article from: Jewish Telegraphic Agency; 5/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...people don't solve the riddles but no one thinks it...said. Chamizer has made riddle-making a full-time business. He has created riddles for newspapers, television...trying to figure out the riddles. "It's too hard for...can help me solve the riddle," Itzkovitz said...
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Riddle Health System to Join Main Line Health.
PR Newswire; 11/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...The Board of Directors of the Riddle Health System (RHS) and the Board...Health (MLH) announced today that the Riddle Health System will become a member of the Main Line Health System. Riddle Health System includes Riddle Memorial...
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RIDDLES AND ENIGMAS.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...about 30,000 riddles and some 500 pages of descriptions of riddle occasions" (p...definite corpus of riddles, Handelman's is...that "fiddling and riddle contests are sometimes...conceptualization of the riddle that adequately explains...association between riddles and rituals of a...
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Riddle eyeing life in WNBA: Tigers senior drawing attention.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO); 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...a postseason run, senior center EeTisha Riddle will also be auditioning her game for the...they take me, I'll surely take it," Riddle said. "If not, I'll try to fit in overseas." Riddle and six other Missouri seniors will play...
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Riddles, Libby
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
Libby Riddles 1956- American dogsledder T he 13th annual Iditarod Trail Sled...Alaska. It wasn't more of the same for 28-year-old Libby Riddles, however. For Riddles, it was an opportunity to rise up and write a new page in Iditarod...
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riddle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...leans on a staff." Samson's riddle is also famous: "Out of the...lion and the honey. Punning riddles are common, as: "When is a...There is comparatively little riddle literature, but riddles do figure prominently in Old...
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Proverbs and Riddles
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...cat eats the bacon." In contrast, riddles cause their reader to see an ordinary...extraordinary light. For example, the riddle "A little white house without door...the reader's own house. Because riddles and proverbs alike are grounded in...
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Riddle, Tohby 1965-
Book article from: Something About the Author
RIDDLE, Tohby 1965- Personal Born May 31, 1965...a psychologist; maiden name, Beck) Riddle. Education: Sydney College of the Arts...Sidelights Australian cartoonist Tohby Riddle creates self-illustrated picture books...
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Hoffa, James Riddle
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
HOFFA, JAMES RIDDLE One of the most powerful labor leaders in U.S. history, James Riddle Hoffa ruled with brawn and charisma for 14 years as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of...
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