New Words Learned from Librivox

[annise]

"gyve/ gyves" same pronunciation but not a fast dance ...."handcuffs" ....why do authors use such archaic words? Up with it I cannot thole! Anne F

Because they were not Archaic at the time After all

handcuffs

does not tell you what they are, cuffs are things at the bottom of a sleeve and they are not usually joined together but language evolves, English more so perhaps than some, and now cuffed means shackled judging by crime shows.

Anne

[lightcrystal]

From my completed Solo "Yorkshire Battles".:

maugrẹ̄ : middle English, meaning to be blamed for something. For instance Bob maugrẹ̄ spilling the milk. Not sure what part of speech it is.