英语词汇gretna green的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	gretna green
词源	Gretna Green. A place where quick lawful marriages are performed, especially for eloping couples. The village of Gretna Green in Scotland, just across the border from England, was such a place for over a century, before Scotland changed its marriage laws in 1856. Up until then even Gretna Green’s vil- lage blacksmith could perform marriages.
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