Sunday, February 10, 2008

Montivagant

This is a "lost" word from the 1600s that means vagabond -- or to be precise, a wanderer of the hills and mountains. I like it. It reminds me of my favorite Urdu word: avaragardi, which means vagabondage; roaming and rambling. I don't know why, but it makes me happy to say it.

2 comments:

SarahJane said...

It is a nice word. I thought it was going to mean avant garde!

Laura said...

Hmm, I like that alternative meaning. It's fun when words trick us. For years I confused hubris with Bris. I couldn't understand why St. Augustine was all bent out of shape about circumcision...
Cheers,
Laura