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Word-lore

Word-lore
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1927
Genre: English language
ISBN:

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Includes section "In printed pastures new".


The Folk and Their Word-lore

The Folk and Their Word-lore
Author: Abram Smythe Palmer
Publisher: London, G. Routledge
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1904
Genre: English language
ISBN:

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Dictionary of Plant Lore

Dictionary of Plant Lore
Author: D.C. Watts
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2007-05-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080546021

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Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as "Blind Man" due to an old superstitious belief that if the poppy were put to the eyes it would cause blindness. Many plant names derived from superstition, folk lore, or primal beliefs. Other names are purely descriptive and can serve to explain the meaning of the botanical name. For example, Beauty-Berry is the name given to the American shrub that belongs to the genus Callicarpa. Callicarpa is Greek for beautiful fruit. Still other names come from literary sources providing rich detail of the transmission of words through the ages.Conceived as part of the author's wider interest in plant and tree lore and ethnobotanical studies, this fully revised edition of Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names and Their Origins contains over 30,000 vernacular and literary English names of plants. Wild and cultivated plants alike are identified by the botanical name. Further detail provides a brief account of the meaning of the name and detailed commentary on common usage. * Includes color images * Inclusive of all Latin terms with vernacular derivatives * The most comprehensive guide for plant scientists, linguists, botanists, and historians


Western Lore and Language

Western Lore and Language
Author: Thomas L. Clark
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

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"Western Lore and Language is the first dictionary to document the extraordinary range of words that are an integral part of the West, old and new. Focusing on words that either originated in the West (forty-niner, skookum, quaking aspen), are used mainly in the West (butte, skink, Spanish sword), or are associated with the West (mesa, rodeo, surfer), Thomas Clark has compiled an entertaining and essential reference of the Western word. This generously illustrated resource gives readers everything they need to talk western: a pinch of Border Spanish, (Tex-Mex, Tejana, Spanglish), some California Mellow, a generous portion of Old West, and a broad scoop of New West (from vineyard cultivation to Valley Girl vapidity). For more serious readers, the dictionary also offers complete lexicological entries for each word - part of speech, pronunciation, definition, source, etymology, dates, cross-references, and editorial comments."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


What in the Word?

What in the Word?
Author: Charles Harrington Elster
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2005
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780156031974

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Presents a humorous look at the English language, including information on word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation.


Word Origins And How We Know Them

Word Origins And How We Know Them
Author: Anatoly Liberman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2009-04-13
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0199889015

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Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words. Anatoly Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words. Every chapter is packed with dozens of examples of proven word histories, used to illustrate the correct ways to trace the origins of words as well as some of the egregiously bad ways to trace them. He not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. And along the way, the reader is treated to a wealth of fascinating word facts. Did they once have bells in a belfry? No, the original meaning of belfry was siege tower. Are the words isle and island, raven and ravenous, or pan and pantry related etymologically? No, though they look strikingly similar, these words came to English via different routes. Partly a history, partly a how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.


The New Word

The New Word
Author: Allen Upward
Publisher: London, Fifield
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1908
Genre: Idealism
ISBN:

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Lore

Lore
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1368002315

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THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER “Epic from start to finish.” —Marie Lu, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Warcross “A brilliant and breathless twist on classic mythology!” —Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lunar Chronicles Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals. They are hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world, turning her back on the hunt’s promises of eternal glory after her family was murdered by a rival line. For years she’s pushed away any thought of revenge against the man—now a god—responsible for their deaths. Yet as the next hunt dawns over New York City, two participants seek her out: Castor, a childhood friend Lore believed to be dead, and Athena, one of the last of the original gods, now gravely wounded. The goddess offers an alliance against their mutual enemy and a way to leave the Agon behind forever. But Lore's decision to rejoin the hunt, binding her fate to Athena's, will come at a deadly cost—and it may not be enough to stop the rise of a new god with the power to bring humanity to its knees. From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Minds comes a sweepingly ambitious, high-octane tale of power, destiny, love, and redemption.


The Folk and Their Word Lore

The Folk and Their Word Lore
Author: Abram Smythe Palmer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1904
Genre: English language
ISBN:

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