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* ''German'' '''taufen:''' to baptise  
 
* ''German'' '''taufen:''' to baptise  
  
* The fuller phrase, "tofftoff for thee, missymissy for me" is a reversal of the formula "me me to thou thou" sense throughout the book. (Cf. [[Tauftauf]])
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* The fuller phrase, "tofftoff for thee, missymissy for me" is a reversal of the formula "me me to thou thou" sense throughout the book. (Cf. [[Tauftauf]] or [[Mishe mishe]])
  
 
[[Category: Tauftauf]]
 
[[Category: Tauftauf]]

Revision as of 00:50, 26 July 2006

  • German taufen: to baptise
  • The fuller phrase, "tofftoff for thee, missymissy for me" is a reversal of the formula "me me to thou thou" sense throughout the book. (Cf. Tauftauf or Mishe mishe)