Winged or Wingèd? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 14, 2015 · 7 Okay.. here is the problem: In a certain story I am writing, I have a place called the "Winged Lion Inn" which serves as a locus for several story-related events. I have a friend that insists …
Past tense of "to wing"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
But winged is under pressure from many other words (clung, flung, rung, stung, etc.), so I expect wung has occured repeatedly in the past - facetiously and or through genuine ignorance.
single word requests - What to call a winged unicorn? - English ...
Apr 16, 2017 · What is a word for a winged unicorn or horned pegasus? I've heard a few ways of describing such a fantastical beast, but I don't know which is correct. They are known as both …
Accent Marks in English - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 2, 2014 · Accent marks, or more properly, diacritics are not totally absent in English. They are just devilishly uncommon. And the few diacritics I am aware of typically appear in foreign borrowings, …
What does Homer mean when he says, "her words had wings"?
Winged words played an important role in the elaboration of some theories about oral traditions. Some translators have translated the phrase literally, others have reflected a perceived emotion, yet others …
Are the origins of the idioms "on the fly" and "just wing it" related?
I was recently trying to think of another way to say "on the fly", in the context of a performance, speech, or action. I thought of the idiom "winging it". I then wondered if the origins of these two
Does anyone use both "whinge" and "whine?"
Dec 7, 2015 · The words "whinge" and "whine" have separate (albeit very similar) definitions in the OED, and they have distinct pronunciations. "Whinge" seems completely restricted to BritE; I have never …
Odd pronunciation of adjectives ending in -ed
May 20, 2017 · While I have heard in the past certain words like winged being pronounced as wingid rather than wingd, I thought it an archaic peculiarity of a small subset of words. Yet today I have …
What is the difference between fervor and ardor?
Aug 31, 2020 · Various dictionaries of synonyms mention and—to some degree—discuss ardor and fervor as related terms. For example, James Fernald, English Synonyms, Antonyms and …
What are the historic definitions of the word dragon?
A kind of winged serpent, much celebrated in the romances of the middle ages. A fiery, shooting meteor, or imaginary serpent. Swift, swift, ye dragons of the night! That dawning may bear the ravens eye. A …