Words I Learned Today #8 (1 Viewer)

[Jimimis]

pretty sure this is #8 lol

k so! onto the words

a·be·ce·dar·i·an
/ˌābēsēˈderēən/
adjective
1.
arranged alphabetically.
"in abecedarian sequence"
2.
rudimentary; elementary.
"abecedarian technology"
noun
a person who is just learning; a novice.

Noachian
\ nō-ˈā-kē-ən \
1: of or relating to the patriarch Noah or his time
2: ancient, antiquicated
"Noachian farm equipment that probably belongs in a museum somewhere"

semp·stress
/ˈsem(p)strəs/
noun
another term for seamstress.

these are all so pretty! i rlly like sempstress : D it doesnt get any love anymore these days does it :(
i wonder where the c in Noachian came from? why is it not noahian?

a bonus is the concept of wyrd

wyrd is interesting.

from wikipedia:

Wyrd (or sometimes Weird) is a term for concepts roughly corresponding to those of fate or destiny but involving complex interactions of universal necessity and individual choice within a cosmos beyond any fixed notions or concepts of mortal minds. The word is ancestral to Modern English weird, which retains its original meaning only in dialects. The Old English term wyrd derives from a Common Germanic term *wurđíz. Wyrd has cognates in Old Saxon wurd, Old High German wurt, Old Norse urðr, Dutch worden (to become) and German werden. The Proto-Indo-European root is *wert- "to turn, rotate", in Common Germanic *wirþ- with a meaning "to come to pass, to become, to be due" (also in weorþ, the notion of "worth" both in the sense of "price, value, amount due" and "honour, dignity, due esteem"). Old English wyrd is a verbal noun formed from the verb weorþan, meaning "to come to pass, to become". From the 14th century, to weird was also used as a verb in Scots, in the sense of "to preordain by decree of fate". The modern spelling weird first appears in Scottish and Northern English dialects in the 16th century and is taken up in standard literary English from the 17th century. The now most common meaning of weird, "odd, strange", is first attested in 1815, originally with a connotation of the supernatural or portentous but by the early 20th century increasingly applied to everyday situations. In modern paganism and mysticism use of the words "weird" and "wyrd" have been revived with more of their original connotations and meanings.

i think wyrd is best known today for appearing in beowulf and tolkien stuff. but, if youre like me and trash for trashy fantasy novels, u know it from sarah j. mass' throne of glass series, which rlly only borrowed the word and none of its meaning. shame since the real thing is so much cooler

words with a y and no aeiou (old english in general tho!) are automatically amazing i accept no debate on this

 

[Jimimis]

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[Willow]

I don't know those words in English, kinda helpful for me who isn't a native speaker

 

[Jimimis]

I don't know those words in English, kinda helpful for me who isn't a native speaker

youll prolly never come across them again in ur life lol. like noone is gonna say sempstress, but they are beautiful to know!

 

[Willow]

youll prolly never come across them again in ur life lol. like noone is gonna say sempstress, but they are beautiful to know!

unless I am studying English at university

 

[LoveYooShaSha]

I know (or at least hv come across n understood thru context previously) all but one word-noachian, but having the meaning/definition is good to confirm my guess/understanding. Except abecedarian-previous encounters (1?) werent context friendly n i ignored/dint look for definition/cant remember when i saw it.

Looking forward to more when you next remember you started this series.

 

[Jimimis]

I know (or at least hv come across n understood thru context previously) all but one word-noachian, but having the meaning/definition is good to confirm my guess/understanding. Except abecedarian-previous encounters (1?) werent context friendly n i ignored/dint look for definition/cant remember when i saw it.

Looking forward to more when you next remember you started this series.

Don’t count on that buddy... my brain is a sponge, aka filled with holes