Documents A Collection of Interesting Etymologies

1. This word comes from the Arabic al-kuhl, which originally meant a very finepowder of antimony used as eye makeup. It conveyed the idea of something veryfine and subtle,…

Documents Some Interesting Old English Words Drēam Bill / Bile Gafol Cwelan Bad.

Slide 1 Slide 2 Some Interesting Old English Words  Drēam  Bill / Bile  Gafol  Cwelan  Bad Slide 3 Lost Word: Dream drēam: 1. joy or bliss revelry, rejoicing…