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homer | Origin and meaning of the name homer by Online Etymology Dictionary
Homer traditional name of the supposed author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," from Latin Homerus, from Greek Homeros. It is identical to Greek homeros "a hostage," said to also mean in dialects "blind" (the connecting notion is "going with a companion"). But the name also has been otherwise explained.homer (n.)short for home run, from 1868. It also meant "pigeon trained to fly home from a distance" (1880). As a verb in the baseball...
sith | Origin and meaning of sith by Online Etymology Dictionary
sith (adv., conj., prep.)"since" (obsolete), Middle English, reduced from Old English siððan "then, thereupon; continuously, during which; seeing that," from *sið þon "subsequent to that," from sið "after," from Proto-Germanic *sith- "later, after" (source also of Old Saxon sith "after that, since, later," German seit "since," Gothic seiþus "late"), from PIE *se- (2) "long, late" (see soiree).Related Ent...
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Robert Lowell’s Tainted Love | The New Republic
CloseLatestPoliticsCultureMagazineClimateBooksPhotographyNewsletterSubscribeDonateAboutAdvertiseContactFAQPressJobsRSSMastheadPrivacySubscriber ServicesMenuMagazineSubscribeLove, ActuallyRobert Lowell adored intelligent women and treated them terribly.By Michelle DeanFebruary 4, 2016Add to PocketSubscribeRobert Lowell and Elizabeth Hardwick with their newborn daughter Harriet in Boston, January 24, 1957.Alfred Eisenstaedt/The Life Picture Collection/GettyRobert Lowell had been dead seven year...
The Enchanted World - Norse Mythology for Smart People
The Enchanted World - Norse Mythology for Smart PeopleSourceURL: https://norse-mythology.org/the-enchanted-world/ Norse Mythology for Smart People Search Primary Menu Skip to content Home My Books Gods and Creatures The Aesir Gods and Goddesses Odin Thor Loki Frigg Baldur Heimdall Tyr Idun Bragi Vili and Ve Forseti Gefjun Sif Fjorgynn and Fjorgyn Jord Sol and Mani Ullr Hoenir Vidar Hodr Vali...
Ahura Mazda - Azure Ahai
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Polyphemus
Polyphemus name of a Cyclops ("Odyssey," IX), also used as the name for a one-eyed animal; the name is literally "many-voiced" or else "much-spoken-of" (see poly- + fame (n.)).
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George Wallace
George WallaceSourceURL: https://everything2.com/user/shaogo/writeups/George+WallaceAuthor: Ziad Shihab Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 George Wallace (person) See all of George Wallace, there is 1 more in this node. (person) by shaogo Sun Mar 02 2008 at 4:06:32 "Seymore, you know why I lost that governor's race?... I was outniggered by John Patterson. And I'll tell you here and now, I will never be outniggered again." — George Wallace aide ...
Paris Review - John Barth, The Art of Fiction No. 86
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Donald Barthelme - Rebecca
Rebecca by Donald Barthelme Rebecca Lizard was trying to change her ugly, reptilian, thoroughly unacceptable last name. "Lizard," said the judge. "Lizard, Lizard, Lizard, Lizard. There's nothing wrong with it if you say it enough times. You can't clutter up the court's calendar with trivial little minor irritations. And there have been far too many people changing their names lately. Changing your name countervails the best interest of the telephone comany, the electri...
Sense and Serendipity: Some Ways Fiction Writers Choose Character Names: Names: Vol 59, No 3
Skip to Main Content Log in | Register Cart Search in: This Journal Advanced search Journal Names A Journal of Onomastics Volume 59, 2011 - Issue 3 Submit an article Journal homepage 132 Views 2 CrossRef citations to date 0 Altmetric Articles Sense and Serendipity: Some ...
Is a Theory of Names Possible?: Names: Vol 58, No 2
Skip to Main Content Log in | Register Cart Search in: This Journal Advanced search Journal Names A Journal of Onomastics Volume 58, 2010 - Issue 2 Submit an article Journal homepage 184 Views 1 CrossRef citations to date 0 Altmetric A Look Back at the American Name Society Is a Theory of Names Possible?John Algeo University of Georgia, Emeritus, USA Pages 90-96 | Published online: 19 Ju...
Jedediah Onomastics - Solomon and David - pun on Solo Man - Hans Solo Q
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Bernie - Birdie - Bride - Bernard Q
poetic word for "woman, lady" in old ballads; later "young lady, maiden;" c.1200, perhaps from Old English byrde "wealthy, well-born." Or a metathesis of bryd "bride." The masculine equivalent was berne.
A Story about Mia's Shadow - Everything2.com
Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 A Story about Mia's Shadow (fiction) by Zephronias Wed Apr 23 2014 at 19:59:06 Mia's shadow was causing trouble. It would scrape off when she wiped her feet coming inside, or sometimes the shadow would grab onto furniture when she's going by and it'd hold until it tore itself away from Mia and could run loose. When that happened, it took forever to catch it. We had to use a net, but we had to make sure the shadow was caught by ...
tuning hammer - Marcellus
Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2tuning hammer(thing)by ApoxyButt Thu Jun 20 2002 at 16:31:17A tuning hammer is the tool used to change the tension on the strings of a piano. It's called a hammer mainly because of its shape. It's a metal rod with a handle. The head of the rod is bent 90 degrees and has a socket wrench-style end. You can get one for around $30 at any good piano dealer. An important note: vice grips or pliers are not a good substitute for tuning hammers. You'l...
