tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jul 13 01:43:40 2003
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Re: Epithets and Curses
- From: "marien danzig" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Epithets and Curses
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 06:38:56 +0000
That's what i thought too --
"EPITHET (noun): an adjective or short descriptive phrase which captures the
particular quality of the person or thing it describes. epithetic adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Greek 'epitheton', from 'tithenai'. "to place"
[Chambers 21st Century Dictionary Online]
--DantlhIgh
>From: Susan Farmer <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Epithets and Curses
>Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:52:57 -0400 (EDT)
>
> >
> > Epithet is specifically a name or noun used in an insulting fashion, not
> > just a name.
>
>Epithet is an "added to" part of a name -- doesn't have to be insulting.
>"the Conqueror," "the Lion-Heart," "Bastard of Saxony" were all epithets.
>
>Susan (who is going back to lurking now)
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