wicked snicker

oi. so i was working the other day at my daycare... and all the little girls went crazy and were playing pirates... and they took over one of the jungle gyms and re-named it their "ship." they traveled far and wide, i believe to Eagle River, South Dakota, and some other places. I was feeling in a particularly odd mood, so i jumped aboard their ship and yelled,

"Avast! It is I, the Evil Pirate Queen Lowery! I be here to make ye walk the plank!" of course they screamed and giggled and laughed and a huge swashbuckling swordfight ensued... during which i happened to "slice off the arms" of one of the munchkins. Much to their chagrin, i jumped ship and swam safely away to my own vessel. A few moments later, i heard a quote that made me double over with laughter:

"I can't! The Evil One has cut off my arms!" LMAO

also. today was the feast of the archangels. Apparently, there are 7 of them, but people usually know about 3: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. I love Padre Dave's homilies... they're chock FULL of information... thought i'd add it on here because it has to do with semanitcs. the suffix, "el" means "of God." so.

Michael= "Unlike God"
Gabriel= "Strength of God"
Raphael= "Healing Power of God"
Remiel= "Lightning of God"
Shachaquiel= "Thunder of God"
Simiel= "Child of God"
and my all time favorite: Uriel= "Fire of God"

Rock the heck on, yo. Great baby names? I think so.

ok. on to homework. homework is short and sweet this week, so we'll outline it first.
1. Add 2 more words to the word investigation
2. Post a song/poem in which the language is being used in some unusual way.
3. Check word hoard definitions against OED in the SLC library- thusly dubbed "the BIG DADDY."

N Word Investigation N
Wicked
1. Lexical
From Old English/Middle English term "wick" in 1275. Differentiation of the term "wicca" meaning "male witch."

2. Etymology
The word is the derivitave of many other words which may include: shrewd, jezebel, goblin, eerie, nefarious...

3. Semantics
1 : morally very bad : evil 2 a : fierce, vicious b : disposed to or marked by mischief : roguish 3 a : disgustingly unpleasant : vile b : causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble 4 : going beyond reasonable or predictable limits : of exceptional quality or degree - wick·ed·ly adverb

4. Source
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=wicked&searchmode=none
www.m-w.com

5. "The Big Poppa"
The OED defined this word the following way:
1.bad in moral character- a person, action, character.
2. potentially harmful or distructive
3. bad or poor quality
4. malicious
5. antithetical to Righteous, Satan
6. ferocious
The date ranges all the way back to 1275:
"Hercne oue 3eo tock an, bes wickede." Nope, don't think that's modern English.
There are several different spellings of it, and it lends it self to a plethora of other words.

Snicker
1. Lexical
1694, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Du. snikken "to gasp, sob." The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb.

2. Etymology
makes you think twice about the candy, doesn't it. it only lends itself to other words like snickering, snigger, titter, and giggle.

3. Semantics
to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner

4. Source
www.m-w.com
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=snicker&searchmode=none

5. "The Big Poppa"
The OED defined this word the following way:
1. To laugh in a half-suppressed or smothered manner
2. Of horses: to neigh
The dates range all the way back to 1694:
"While he said this, the Maidens began to snicker at his Elbow, grinning, gigglying, and twittering among themselves."
the word lends itself just about 2 other words: "snigger" and "nicker." however, it is followed by words that I have never read before this moment: skinckersnee, snickey, snickle, snick-up. Hilarious.

2. Matthias Replaces Judas by Showbread

it is so that my transgressions have born a withered fruit,
the sun has scorched the rising plants, alas they have no root,
the bleached bones of animals bound by leather strips,
dance through the air with laughter as i wield this wicked whip,

as you did warn me carpenter, this world has weakened my heart,
so easily i disparage, self-seeking the work of my art,
and there you have come to me at the moment i bathe in my sorrow,
so in love with myself, sought after avoiding tomorrow,
where do you find the love to offer he who betrays you?
and offer to wash my feet as i offer to disobey you,
your beauty does bereave me, and how my words do fail,
so faithfully and dutifully i award you with betrayal,

the weak and the down trodden fall on broken legs,
as i walk past a smile i cast, fervor in my stead,
but my bones like plastic, do buckle backward now,
i lay in this field by Judas and anticipate the plow,
i can not be forgiven; my wages will be paid,
for those more lovely and admirable is least among the saved,
and where would i fit Jesus? what place is left for me?
the price of atonement is more than i've found to offer up as my plea,

Jesus my heart is all i have to give to you,
so weak and so unworthy,this simply will not do,
no alabaster jar, no diamond in the rough,
for your body that was broken, how can this be enough?
by me you were abandoned, by me you were betrayed,
yet in your arms and in your heart forever i have stayed

Your glory illuminates my life, and no darkness will descend,
for you have loved me forever, and your love will never end

*\If that doesn't suit you, check my previous posting of Finnegan's Wake*

Rock the heck on! I'll check the OED on monday. I'm off to a wedding YAY... in chicago... even bigger yay.... with my mom and grama.... WHOOPIDDEEDOOO!

out

10-5- update- whilst looking up "snicker" in the OED, I found the word, Snape- one of the beloved characters in J.K. Rowling's work, Harry Potter. the word means "A snub, rebuke, or check." Yup. that fits the character pretty well.