tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220979869141632069.post5778554928155460589..comments2023-04-27T00:57:54.707-07:00Comments on WORD UP: a scrabble blog and podcast.: Words used to describe a heraldic cross...scrabblepodcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166928699392842364noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220979869141632069.post-23191886859185004192014-10-29T09:58:21.045-07:002014-10-29T09:58:21.045-07:00All these heraldic terms ending in the French '...All these heraldic terms ending in the French '...ee' are commonly Anglicised by substituting a y. So formee becomes formy, pattee becomes patty, and so on. The only problem I have with this is that people I play with refuse to allow me to use words taken from heraldic blazon as they consider it cheating. I am an heraldic artist, so know blazon intimately, giving me an unfair advantage in their opinion. If you do use blazon, though, there are hundreds of words open to you, mostly based on Norman French. Many have two or three spellings, as well, adding hugely to your lexicon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044976516303339424noreply@blogger.com