I EXPECTED more from the newspaper article headlined: "Neighbour from hell, 86, hit with restraining order for shouting medieval insults at couple next door." It turned out the old fellow ended up in court for describing an adjacent house as a midden.
I EXPECTED more from the newspaper article headlined: \"Neighbour from hell, 86, hit with restraining order for shouting medieval insults at couple next door.\" It turned out the old fellow ended up in court for describing an adjacent house as a midden.
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Tom Shields
The English-based paper explained that a midden is a Middle English term deriving from the Scandinavian word "mykdyngja" which literally translates as manure pile. Midden is also a modern-day Scottish word meaning something which is not exactly clean and tidy. It is also commonly used in Hebburn in Newcastle-shire where the incident occurred and probably in many other northern bits of England. Midden, when used to describe a person, is a pretty devastating character analysis.
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the art of ancient insult
I EXPECTED more from the newspaper article headlined: "Neighbour from hell, 86, hit with restraining order for shouting medieval insults at couple next door." It turned out the old fellow ended up in court for describing an adjacent house as a midden.
The English-based paper explained that a midden is a Middle English term deriving from the Scandinavian word "mykdyngja" which literally translates as manure pile. Midden is also a modern-day Scottish word meaning something which is not exactly clean and tidy. It is also commonly used in Hebburn in Newcastle-shire where the incident occurred and probably in many other northern bits of England. Midden, when used to describe a person, is a pretty devastating character analysis.
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