Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up1347file-text
arrow-up1347message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square277fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareProfessorPeregrine@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agoWiddershins. It means counter to the sun’s direction , and was seen as inauspicious. Counter-clockwise, before clocks.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-up4·2 months 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