Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #93
August 30, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
93.) Knobbler
-noun singular
a.) A hart in its second year.
b.) A young deer.*
[Origin: unknown]
*In contemporary slang this term has come to signify a transvestite prostitute or simply the act of fellatio, and a cob knobbler or knobber is allegedly one who does so poorly.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #92
August 23, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
92.) Invination
-noun singular
a.) The inclusion or embodiment of Christ’s blood in sanctified wine.*
[Origin: Past participle of the New Latin invinare from vinum meaning "wine."]
*Cannibalistic hematophagy, a ritual of a much more ancient origin, is present in the Eucharist as Christians drink red wine in response to the words “This is the blood of Christ.” As a result of their belief in transubstantiation, early Christians were persecuted for this act by the Romans. The Romans were highly suspicious of Christian adoptions of abandoned Roman babies and this was suggested as a possible source of the blood.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #91
August 16, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
91.) Lithiasis
-noun singular
a.) Pathological formation of mineral concretions in the body.*
[Origin: From the Greek lithos meaning "stone," and osis meaning "condition."]
*Originally brought on perhaps by looking upon the Gorgon Medusa or meeting the gaze of a basilisk?
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #90
August 9, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
90.) Kouros
-noun singular
a.) An ancient Greek statue of a nude male youth standing with the left leg forward and arms at the sides.*
[Origin: From the Greek koros meaning "boy."]
*The Kouroi, thought to be predominantly representations of the God Apollo found in multiplicity in shrines sacred to him, may also have been the tombstones of men or trophies commemorating the victors of various games.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #89
August 2, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
89.) Cynocephaly
-noun singular
a.) The condition of having the head of a dog or jackal.*
b.) (medical) Craniostenosis in which the skull slopes back from the orbits.
[Origin: From the Greek kyon, meaning "dog," and kephalos, meaning " head."]
*Quite a propos as we enter the “dog days” of summer, typically the hottest of the year, when Sirius, the dog-star has risen, and when most saints, Gods, or heroes associated with cynocephaly, have their feasts and holidays.
