[AuRavelling79]

What does "Rutilus Fenestra Eternus" on the crest of the mgwc mean?

Literally as a "dog latin" translation it seems to say "Red Windows Forever" or even "Roach (as in Fish) Windows Eternally!" 

Please tell me the whole phrase means something more poetic! I suppose at a stretch it could be "Golden (Auburn) Windows Evermore!"

Nathanael please enlighten me!

[mci services]

shinny windows forever, or there abouts

[AuRavelling79]

shinny windows forever, or there abouts

Wow! Rutilus = shiny? That is a stretch even via Golden!

I would have thought nitidus as in polished or shiny would be better...

[Nathanael Jones]

LOL,.. the joys of online translators!

Just checked a few & some say shiny, some say red!

We'll have to have a vote & see if members want to change the tagline!

[Nathanael Jones]

Did I mention 2011 pre-registration is now open??

http://mgwc.org/index-5.html

[AuRavelling79]

Perhaps ask someone who knows latin? As a phrase can have a different translated meaning to the individual words.

[ian1972]

It should say in ye old pole we trust

[clearlyclean]

Ye olde Pole 

[John Walker]

Ye olde Pole 

No old Poles round my way - all young ones with far more energy than I've ever had!!