On 22 Feb 2001 10:28:56 -0600, dhinz@earth.execpc.com (Dave Hinz) wrote: >Leif Rasmussen (leifras@post5.tele.dk) wrote: >: > Looks like a slight mis-spelling of "White Star Line". >: Mis-spelling is probably the wrong word - "Hvide Stjerne Line" is "White >: Star Line" translated to Norwegian (and in fact to Danish as well!). > >Leif, > >My mistake. I thought that it was spelled "hvit"; I know I've seen it >as such. Could this be a Bokmal/Nynorsk difference, perhaps, or is >my memory just that faulty? Until about 1930, "Hvit" was spelled "Hvid" in Bokmål as in Danish. regards, -- Leif Biberg Kristensen http://hjem.sol.no/leifkris/index.htm