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Wynd 鈥渁 narrow street or alley鈥� is a Scots dialectal term derived from Old English gewind 鈥渨inding path.鈥� This Old English noun is related to the verbs wandrian, wendan, and windan (the sources of wander, wend, and wind in the sense 鈥渢o proceed circuitously鈥�). While the further etymology of these verbs is uncertain, hypotheses include a connection to the Proto-Indo-European root wei- 鈥渢o turn, twist,鈥� as explored further in the etymology for the recent 51吃瓜 of the Day iridescent. Wynd was first recorded in English around the turn of the 15th century.
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With a chuckle, quickly suppressed, lest it should bring in Kitty Wilkie, who ought to have been watching her instead of wandering down the wynd to see who was to have salt-fish for supper, the child clutched the letter triumphantly, and, toddling to the door, slipped out of the house.
Strolling amongst the cobbled streets and steep wynds of Edinburgh, unless you’re looking out from atop Arthur’s Seat, it’s easy to forget that the Scottish capital is also home to breathtaking stretches of silvery sands and dramatic coastal views which can give travelers a completely new perspective on the city.
diasporic
adjective
of, being, or relating to any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, either involuntarily or by migration.
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Diasporic 鈥渙f or relating to any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland鈥� is formed from the Ancient Greek noun 诲颈补蝉辫辞谤谩 鈥渟cattering, dispersion,鈥� from the preposition 诲颈谩 鈥渢hrough, across鈥� and the noun 蝉辫辞谤谩 鈥渟owing, seed,鈥� the latter from the verb 蝉辫别铆谤别颈苍 鈥渢o sow.鈥� This verb comes from the Proto-Indo-European root sper- 鈥渢o strew,鈥� which is also the source of English spread, spritz, and sprout as well as Ancient Greek 蝉辫茅谤尘补 鈥渟eed鈥� (compare sperm) and 蝉辫辞谤谩s 鈥渟trewn, scattered鈥� (compare sporadic). Another possible cognate of diasporic is Latin spargere 鈥渢o scatter,鈥� the source of words such as aspersion, disperse, and sparse. Diasporic was first recorded in English in the early 1800s.
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During the early days of Cahokia, around 1050, emissaries from the city traveled north to sites in what is now Wisconsin, spurring the local creation of platform mounds and sculpted landscapes similar to those in the Cahokian heartland .鈥� In each place where Cahokians remade themselves, they contended with local communities, as well as their individual memories of their homeland. Cahokian migrants made houses that mimicked those at home; they built according to celestial alignments from home; and in diasporic settings, they made iconographic designs honoring mythic heroes from their homeland.
Stepping in its modern form draws from African, African-American and Caribbean traditional moves and group dances. Often attributed to a way of unspoken communication in diasporic communities, it most notably evolved into a celebratory practice choreographed by Pan-Hellenic greek organizations. From college campuses nationwide, stepping was used as a way for fraternities and sororities to show solidarity, and quite frankly, show off their synchronized dance skills.
kith
noun
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
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Kith 鈥減ersons living in the same general locality and forming a cohesive group鈥� derives from Old English 肠测虅迟丑迟丑耻 鈥渒inship, knowledge鈥� and is related to couth, an archaic adjective meaning 鈥渒nown, acquainted with,鈥� and uncouth 鈥渁wkward, clumsy.鈥� Old English 肠测虅迟丑迟丑耻 derives from the Proto-Indo-European root 驳苍艒- 鈥渢o know,鈥� which is the source of numerous knowledge- and ability-related terms, such as English can, cunning, and ken; Latin 苍艒蝉肠别谤别 and cog苍艒蝉肠别谤别 鈥渢o learn, get to know鈥� (compare cognition, notice, and recognize) and 颈驳苍艒谤腻谤别 (compare ignorant); and Ancient Greek 驳颈驳苍峁搒办别颈苍 鈥渢o know鈥� (compare agnostic and diagnosis). Kith was first recorded in English before the 10th century.
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I learned something interesting today from Nanny. I asked what it meant when people talked about kith and kin. I know kin means family and Nanny said that kin means people who are blood relations to you or who are accepted as family even though they might not be blood relations, but kith is people that you are meant to be couth to. Nanny told me that the word comes from couth and uncouth, and that it is probably Anglo-Saxon.
As far as the role of actors and performers went, quarantine viewing was characterized, too, by a kind of category confusion. Celebrities boldly crossed dividing lines between genres, mediums, and formats …. And what of actual reality-TV stars? They were being held to the same standards as the rest of the world, forced to confront political realities that were previously beyond their kith.