;Posted on 01/26/2016 7:48:16 PM PST by Louis Foxwell
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
GALRAGON [GAL druh guhn]
noun
If you saw the word and didn't know where the accent was you might think it was a slang term for a female dragon, but you'd be wide of the mark, unless you want to stretch a point.
To end the suspense, GALRAGON is what the people of the Shetland Islands used to call a sorceress or witch. The word has nothing to do with dragons in the sense of the legendary fire-breathing variety.
The Shetlanders took the word from Old Norse galdra-kona, a combination of galdra (incantation, crowing, or witchcraft generally) and kuna (woman).
A crowing woman may resemble a "dragon" in the slang sense of an intimidating beady-eyed old female, but the etymology is as stated.
I fixed it.
Yes, I found it. Remove the caveat and bless you on your way. Great limerick.
There once was a tiny galdragon,
Who rode around in a tiny red wagon.
He stopped in the snow
And asked for some blow,
I ;) you bad, drug addicted galdragon........
‘Tis well that you did so well that you got the award. or two wards even. Now, about that soldering on bit.
I recommend silver solder, it is a bit strong than the plumbian lead-tin mixture. Clean both sides well, brush each surface with a fine brush or scratch pad, and use a good flux for chemical cleaning too.
If you want to store the flux, use a flux capacitor.
This is kind of awesome. I want to be able to do that when I grow up.
Issues: Yes who can bomb more countries and drive down wages faster, good times.
Who has time for reasoned discourse, huh?
Since I mangle just about every WOTD, your misspelling actually created a most zen like atmosphere for moi....
Remains to be seen if Iowans take this as a diss and take it out on him. They take themselves incredibly seriously. Doubt that Chuck thinks it is a good thing.
I’m a MAAS gal all the way.......
Like questions from the three youtube personalities?
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/01/26/2868743/
Iowa hasn’t picked a winner in an open race since 2000. That’s 16 years ago.
Will they go for 20?
Hillary insists she supports
Equality and all of that stuff-
But whenever it gets personal
She just can’t be nasty enough
All Bill’s women are first target
She calls them bimbos and bitches
Acting like some evil galdragion
Or maybe one of McBeth’s witches
She told secret service to F off
Every time they were being nice
Way back when she was first lady-
Do we really want to see it twice?
Oops-hit an “I” by mistake-”galdragon”
If the fat one with the scary eyes so okay with being a muslim woman, why isn’t she wearing a burqua, or at least a headscarf?
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