Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #118
February 28, 2010
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
118.) Neonaticide
-noun singuar
a.) The killing of newborns or infants less than one month old.*
[Origin: From the Latin neo, meaning "new," natus meaning "to be born," and the suffix -cide meaning "killer."]
*References to filicide abound in ancient myth and religion, but specific neonaticide seems necessary in order to complete some early spells regarding werewolf transformation, which often require boiling the fat of a newborn.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #117
February 21, 2010
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
117.) Implumous
-adjective
a.) Without feathers.
[Origin: From Latin prefix im meaning "not," and pluma meaning "feather."]
*Many members of the tribe can fly even though they are implumous.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #85
July 5, 2009
(a compendium of queer words for the modern fag with a passion for the Middle Ages added hebdomadally on the Sabbath day)
85.) Nanism
-noun singular
a.) Dwarfism.
b.)The condition of being exceptionally small, stunted, or dwarfed.*
[Origin: From the Latin nanus meaning "dwarf."]
*One theory about the origin of certain faeries is that some of the most ancient members of the tribe, once revered as pre-Christian Gods and Goddesses of great stature, endured a sort of nanism by which they were reduced in size and stature (but somehow not squelched entirely) by the onset of the new religion.
