Everyone, I've a new word for you -- what is the meaning of "stroun-bickle" or just plain "bickle"? I've searched several dictionaries without success. It's found in circa 1770s letter written in the southside VA area. Thanks for any and all suggestions. Linda Linda Sparks Starr http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr

Neither sound nor word appears in the 1755 or the 1802 Johnson Dictionary. Nor do I find such sounds in my 1815 German dictionary. If no one has an answer, tell us from where the note was written, or sent, or in what record it was found. A bickern is, of course, well known, however "...ern" could hardly appear as "...kle". I am interested in what you learn for my next revised dictionary and from what area the terms came. Can you scan it and send it to those of us who are interested? Thanks. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Sparks Starr" <lksstarr@mmcable.com> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:19 AM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] What is the meaning of "bickle" ?? > Everyone, > I've a new word for you -- what is the meaning of > "stroun-bickle" or just plain "bickle"? I've searched > several dictionaries without success. It's found in circa > 1770s letter written in the southside VA area. Thanks > for any and all suggestions. Linda > Linda Sparks Starr > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >