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Old 09.01.2007, 04:42 AM   #21
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Blonde/blond is an isolated example of the Norman conquest's continuing influence on our language. Blonde is the feminine, both noun and adjective, blond is the masculine, ditto. It is a rare case of the adjective agreeing with the gender of the noun, most of which was done away with in the middle ages in English with the standardisation of the language. Neither 'blond' nor 'blonde' come from the French for white, which is 'blanc' or 'blanche' depending on the gender of the noun being described.

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I was intimating towards an etymological link along the bl[vowel] morpheme > white/ lighter colours lines rather than anything else, in case anyone was wondering. Of course I didn't entirely forget what the French for white is. That'd be silly.
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Old 09.01.2007, 12:05 PM   #22
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