Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 29 days agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square308fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1354arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square308fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareProfessorPeregrine@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·29 days agoWiddershins. It means counter to the sun’s direction , and was seen as inauspicious. Counter-clockwise, before clocks.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agoI only know the term from Disc World, is that a real world term or just one of the many whimsical terms Pratchett coined in the books
minus-squareProfessorPeregrine@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·28 days agoIt’s real! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widdershins
Widdershins. It means counter to the sun’s direction , and was seen as inauspicious. Counter-clockwise, before clocks.
I only know the term from Disc World, is that a real world term or just one of the many whimsical terms Pratchett coined in the books
It’s real! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widdershins