Saunterer
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| Saunterer in Hungarian is [[õdöngõ]], õgyelgõ, lézengõ, and is a word used by [[Stimes Addisson]] to denote an [[egg]]. | Saunterer in Hungarian is [[õdöngõ]], õgyelgõ, lézengõ, and is a word used by [[Stimes Addisson]] to denote an [[egg]]. | ||
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| + | "Saunter" stems from the Latin "sanctus" or "holy." During religion ceremonies, it was a magical word, repeated over and over until one reached a state of religious ecstasy. There was an "official" Sanctus, which is still sung today ("Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty..."). | ||
| - | *[[Dowd Morhart]] | + | The Sanctus later spun off into the Black Sanctus, which, per the OED, is "a kind of burlesque hymn; a discord of harsh sounds expressive of contempt or dislike (formerly used as a kind of serenade to a faithless wife); ‘rough music’." One hopes it also is still song today. |
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| + | The word eventually evolved into the English "saunter," which, long ago, referred to one touched by the muse, wandering in a reverie or bringing forth an incantation. The magical components of the word were later lost, and it came to be more-or-less synonymous with "meander." | ||
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| + | * [[Dowd Morhart]] | ||
| + | * [[Stop! Thief!]] | ||
| + | * [[Watermelon]] | ||
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Saunterer in Hungarian is õdöngõ, õgyelgõ, lézengõ, and is a word used by Stimes Addisson to denote an egg.
Extrapolation
"Saunter" stems from the Latin "sanctus" or "holy." During religion ceremonies, it was a magical word, repeated over and over until one reached a state of religious ecstasy. There was an "official" Sanctus, which is still sung today ("Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty...").
The Sanctus later spun off into the Black Sanctus, which, per the OED, is "a kind of burlesque hymn; a discord of harsh sounds expressive of contempt or dislike (formerly used as a kind of serenade to a faithless wife); ‘rough music’." One hopes it also is still song today.
The word eventually evolved into the English "saunter," which, long ago, referred to one touched by the muse, wandering in a reverie or bringing forth an incantation. The magical components of the word were later lost, and it came to be more-or-less synonymous with "meander."
