Old Words/Phrases and Their Meanings/Origins

[Harpoetta]

Here's something I thought might be fun, a tread about old words and phases their meanings and origins. I have access to a couple of sources for old words and phrases, anyone else that finds something you'd like to share, feel free to add on.


Hum - 'a strong liquor made by combining ale or beer with spirits.'

Wong - 'the meadowland that people used as their commons, where they would meet or take their cows to graze.'

Bellytimber - food.

Flap Dragon - 'A game or sport that involved plucking raisins or other objects placed in a bowl of ignited brandy. It was a sign of bravado, and a point toward the lover's gallentry for him to make a toast to the health of his lady and drain the cup without burning himself.'

Flatchet - sword.

Ha-Ha - 'The kind of ditch that one could not see from a distance to avoid. Victims falling into it unaware or witness must have given it its name.'

Mastigadour - 'watering bit'


That's all for now folks. More later.

[tim]

Me and my main man Willace went down to the wong for a hum. But on the way we were interrupted by a ha-ha. The car stuck in the mud, we wandered, instead to the local establishment and got ourselves some bellytimer. Well, there was a hearty darlin' at the bar who we both had an eye fer. And so I challenged Willace to the Flap Dragon. Oh, da barkeep drew it dare from ye ol' mastigadour till we were drunk. And dee womin wouldn't go home with eider ef us by dis time in de night: leaving our flachets flaccid.

[Harpoetta]

Quop - 'To throb.'

Nesh - 'Fresh, delicate, soft, as vegetables, foliage, or fruit should be.'

Glop - 'To swallow greedily.'

Fnast - 'From a noun meaning breath and related to the Greek word pneuma and the Old English [i]fnese[i] "snort or sneeze".'

Mildful - Merciful.

To Kiss The Hare's Foot - 'An expression denoting the person who arrives so late that he misses dinner. If he comes too late to partake of the hare, his only option is to kiss the hare's foot.' 'Eat scraps.'

Sheart - 'An oath - "God's heart!"'

Acopon - 'A soothing salve or poultice or plaster to relieve pain.'

Ringo - 'sweet made from candied sea hooly root.'

[tim]

I'd better not go there this time.

[Gladman]

I thought it was interesting how the phrase "wipe that smile off your face" began according go the "clowns of the west" clip Tim posted.

[Grandpa Weatherbie]

UPS-A-DAISY~ An exclamation to encourage a child to get up after a fall.

[Harpoetta]

Feat - 'a dangling curl or hair.'

Kell - 'a woman's headdress, be it as close-set as a net or a cap or as fancy as a wig to wear for a party.'

Givel - 'To heap up.'

Blokne - 'Large horse.'

Kerchief-Of-Pleasure - 'The embroidered cloth presented by a lady to her knight to wear for her sake. He was honor-bound to attach it to his helmet.'

Farnet - 'Company of attendants.'

Welkin - 'From the Saxon words wealcan "to roll" and wolke "a cloud". Also connected to the German word wolle "wool", used to describe the wooly quality of clouds. Evening sky.'

Swerked - 'Troubled or gloomy'.

Barlafumble - An expression a person would shout when he had fallen in wrestling or play and wanted to have a breather or time out. The word may be a corruption of the Frech parlez or the English parley.'

Adushed - 'caused'. 'To cause to fall heavily, to precipitate.'

[Grandpa Weatherbie]

Carriwitchet: A pun or conundrum

[Vii]

uhm....i dont know any cool expressions as those....but i can say some old expressions in portuguese!

bacana - (as it reads...sounds like banana) just like batuta

batuta - (pronounce:ba-too-ta) something nice

broto- (bro-tto) young person

supimpa- (soup-eem-pa) just like batuta and bacana....

bicho - (bee-sho) believe or not...its a treatment pronoun (it would mean critter in english)

lá na casa do chapéu( laa naa caa-saa do sha-peo- it means 'in the hat's house' in english) very far place

tinindo (tee-neen-do) new and bright

grandes ostras (as it reads... 'big seashells') its the same for i dont care...

uhm....i donut know much...i'm still just a kid xD

[Harpoetta]

Cool, Vii, you can keep throwing stuff like this in if you want to. Maybe we should open it up to other languages too?


Any way, here are my words for the day:


Woup - 'A simple metal hoop or ring not set with stones.'

Reelpot - 'Person who passes the drinking jug around.'

Chamfrain - 'engraved frontlet worn by a knight's horse.'

Flerking - 'Jerking or twisting.'

Drumly - Muddy.

Stoop-gallant - 'An event that would humble a vain person (make a gallant stoop). In the 1500s, stoop-gallant specifically referred to a fatal disease that hit all class groups.'

Sloomy - Sluggish.

Nose of Wax - 'An accommodating person who was as easily molded as wax, and was also often used to descibe those who changed their faith. Roman Catholics used the term to apply to writers who iterpreted the Holy Scriptures in several ways.'

Frush - 'To strike or crush.'