Another solitude.
The word "green" comes from the Old English word grene, or, in its older form, groeni. This word is closely related to the Old English growan ("to grow") and goes back into Western Germanic and Scandinavian languages. The word designates the color on the visible light spectrum situated between blue and yellow. It is often used to describe foliage and the sea. It also is combined with other color names to increase specificity, as in "blue-green", or with objects, as in "emerald-green". Green is also used to describe jealousy and envy, as well as anyone young, inexperienced, or gullible. Lastly, green can communicate a safety to proceed, as in traffic lights.
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2007-09-12 23:26:00