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		mistrial9 on Aug 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twenty Years of Valgrind (2022) agree - "grinned" is not at all the feeling I get.."grind" on the other hand, like skating.. yes more like it

Sesse__ on Aug 29, 2024 [–]

AFAIK it's from the old Norse word “grind” meaning fence or gate. It's the entrance to Valhalla.

perihelions on Aug 31, 2024 | [–]

because if you die on a skateboard that's the place you are taken to, it is the etymological root

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