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tmesis
noun
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
More about tmesis
Tmesis is not a misspelling of thesis; 迟尘锚蝉颈蝉 鈥渃utting鈥� is a Greek noun, a derivative of the verb 迟茅尘苍别颈苍 鈥渢o cut, prune, castrate.鈥� Tmesis is a feature of the archaic epic syntax of the Iliad and Odyssey, in which there is a separation of an adverb (which becomes a prefix in Classical Greek) from its verb by an intervening word or phrase, as in the Iliad en 诲鈥檃耻迟貌蝉 别诲媒蝉别迟辞 n峁搑opa chalk貌n 鈥溾�� and he himself put on his gleaming bronze,鈥� where the adverb en is separated from its verb 别诲媒蝉别迟辞 by the phrase 诲鈥檃耻迟貌蝉 鈥渁nd he himself.鈥� Tmesis is rare and archaic in modern English, as in 鈥淥f whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words鈥� (that is, 鈥淏eware of him, yourself鈥︹��), 2 Timothy 4:15, Authorized Version. More than a few of us may admit familiarity with tmesis as it occurs in such adjectives as fantastic 辞谤听unbelievable or in adverbs like absolutely, in which the fan-, un-, and abso– are separated from the rest of the word by an overworked vulgarism.
how is tmesis used?
You may remember Matt Foley, the in-your-face motivational speaker played by the late comedian Chris Farley on聽Saturday Night Live, whose 鈥淲ell, la-dee-frickin鈥�-da鈥� was all the funnier for its tmesis.
Tmesis … means the insertion of one word into the middle of another word, as in abso-bloody-lutely or to-very-day. Most often we insert four-letter expletives, which cannot be printed in a newspaper but can only be suggested by substituting something like the British “bloody.”
More about orgulous
The English adjective orgulous has about as many spelling variants in Middle English (orgeilus, orgeyllous, orguillous, etc.) as its Old French source (orguillus, orguilleus, orgueilleux, etc.). The base of the French word is a Germanic (Frankish) noun, cognate with Old English orgol, orgel 鈥減ride,鈥� and akin to the Old High German adjective urguol 鈥渙utstanding.鈥� Shakespeare uses orgillous once, in Troilus and Cressida, but the adjective was obsolete by the mid-17th century, only to be resuscitated by Sir Walter Scott and Robert Southey in the first half of the 19th century.
how is orgulous used?
The princes orgulous, their high blood chafed / Have to the port of Athens sent their ships …
Ah, he is an orgulous man!
jubilate
verb (used without object)
to celebrate a joyful occasion.
More about jubilate
The verb jubilate sounds as if it must have a Hebrew origin from its being the first word of Psalms 65 and 100 in the Vulgate: 闯奴产颈濒腻迟别 鈥淪hout for joy.鈥� But the Latin verb 箩奴产颈濒腻谤别 is a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root 测奴-, yu– 鈥渢o shout in exultation,鈥� from which Greek derives 颈媒锄别颈苍 鈥渢o shout aloud鈥� (with several derivatives), and Middle High German derives 箩奴 and 箩奴ch, expressions of joy. Jubilate entered English in the early 17th century.
how is jubilate used?
… spectators mill around, dance, and jubilate in Imelda鈥檚 rise to power, while feeling uneasy about how much fun they鈥檙e having.
Then there were their children, the sabras, blond, husky women, and men: earnest people for all that they could dance and jubilate.