Category Archives: words

Scrabbling for Points

Posted on January 2, 2023 by JE

ME: Can I convince D that “nunbone” is a word? ALSO ME: You can’t convince me. OTHER ME WANDERING BY: I thought the other one was “me”. ALL: I AM!

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Coca þola

Posted on December 30, 2022 by JE

I was looking up þola in Cleasby & Vigfusson this afternoon even though I was pretty sure I knew what it meant, which is a totally normal thing to do. They said it meant “endure”, as I expected, and connected … Continue reading →

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Who’s Nest?

Posted on December 28, 2022 by JE

I was looking up  the Old Norse word nestbaggi (“bag for provisions”) and wondering about the etymon of nest (“provisions”). Is it the same as English nest (like, where birds live)? I still don’t know; it looks doubtful. But apparently English … Continue reading →

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Scale vs. Scale

Posted on December 21, 2022 by JE

While looking up something today, I got lost in the dictionary (an almost daily occurrence around here). I ended up finding out that scale in the sense of “a calibrated line” (etc.) isn’t related at all to scale from a … Continue reading →

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