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- LoveHistory
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- Rowan
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- Interest in HF: I love history, but it's boring in school. Historical fiction brings it alive for me.
- Preferred HF: Iron-Age Britain, Roman Britain, Medieval Britain
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quanked - Overpowered by fatigue. From Anglo-Saxon cwanian, to be weary or faint, and cwencan, to quench. ~ John Akerman's Provincial Words and Phrases in Wiltshire, 1842
Quank, to overcome, subdue; hence quanker, settler. ~ Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary, 1896-1905
upsee-Dutch - An old phrase signifying the Dutch manner or style, as "to drink upsee-Dutch," to drink in the Dutch manner, that is to drink deeply. From Dutch op-zyn-Deutsch, in the Dutch fashion.
chime-child - Certain qualities, among them immunity from witchcraft and the power to perceive spirits, were ascribed to children born on Sunday, and a "chime-child" could see ghosts and was a natural healer. What constituted a chime-child was understood differently in different parts of the country. In East Anglia, a chime-child was one born in the "chime hours," at 8, 10 or 12, but in Somerset, a chime-child was born between 12 and 1 on a Friday. ~ Katharin Brigg's Folklore of the Cotswolds, 1974
Quank, to overcome, subdue; hence quanker, settler. ~ Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary, 1896-1905
upsee-Dutch - An old phrase signifying the Dutch manner or style, as "to drink upsee-Dutch," to drink in the Dutch manner, that is to drink deeply. From Dutch op-zyn-Deutsch, in the Dutch fashion.
chime-child - Certain qualities, among them immunity from witchcraft and the power to perceive spirits, were ascribed to children born on Sunday, and a "chime-child" could see ghosts and was a natural healer. What constituted a chime-child was understood differently in different parts of the country. In East Anglia, a chime-child was one born in the "chime hours," at 8, 10 or 12, but in Somerset, a chime-child was born between 12 and 1 on a Friday. ~ Katharin Brigg's Folklore of the Cotswolds, 1974
- LoveHistory
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 3751
- Joined: September 2008
- Location: Wisconsin, USA
- Contact:
- Rowan
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1462
- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: I love history, but it's boring in school. Historical fiction brings it alive for me.
- Preferred HF: Iron-Age Britain, Roman Britain, Medieval Britain
- Location: New Orleans
- Contact:
satyriasis - An irresistible desire in man to have frequent connexion with females, accompanied by the power of doing so without exhaustion . . . The principal symptoms are: almost constant erection, irresistible and almost insatiable desire for venery, frequent nocturnal pollutions. Cold lotions, the cold bath, a mild diet, active exercise, &c. are the only means that can be adopted for its removal. [This medical term is still heard in Britain.] ~ Robley Dunglison's Dictionary of Medical Science, 1844
get the goose - To get the goose signifies to be hissed at while on the stage. The "big bird," the terror of actors, is simply a metaphor for goose in theatrical slang. ~ John Hotten's Slang Dictionary, 1887
minnock - To affected delicacy; to ape the manners of one's superiors. ~ Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary, 1896-1905
get the goose - To get the goose signifies to be hissed at while on the stage. The "big bird," the terror of actors, is simply a metaphor for goose in theatrical slang. ~ John Hotten's Slang Dictionary, 1887
minnock - To affected delicacy; to ape the manners of one's superiors. ~ Joseph Wright's English Dialect Dictionary, 1896-1905