Talk:St. Elmo's fire

Latest comment: 5 years ago by Equinox in topic Possible alternate etymology

Possible alternate etymology

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Chambers 1908 gives the Erasmus etymology that we have, but also says the term has been explained as a corruption of Helena, name of the sister of Castor and Pollux. Equinox 03:25, 10 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

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