Like so many words, ‘butterfly’ arrived fully formed in the English language and without explanation. Although the OED has traced it back to Saxon times, its original meaning is obscure.
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Like so many words, ‘butterfly’ arrived fully formed in the English language and without explanation. Although the OED has traced it back to Saxon times, its original meaning is obscure.