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  • Shakespeare Invented The Words ‘Hurry’ And ‘Undress’

    15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone in Culture, Very Cool
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    Shakespeare, whoever he really was, can be given credit for inventing thousands of words that we use almost everyday.

    He was a particularly prolific wordsmith because, when he was writing his works, the English language was in a state of flux.

    As waves of colonisation and war swept across the land, the English language borrowed more and more phrases and words from other languages.

    Though we may have disliked him in high school, we have a lot to thank Shakespeare for. These are just some of the words he has graciously given us.

    Gloomy
    Definition: Somewhat dark: not bright or sunny
    Origin: “To gloom” was a verb that existed before Shakespeare converted the word into an adjective in a number of his plays.
    Quote: “Forced in the ruthless, vast, and gloomy woods?” – Titus Andronicus

    Laughable
    Definition: Bad in a way that seems foolish or silly
    Origin: Derived from the verb “laugh.”
    Quote: “Though Nestor swear the jest be laughable.” – The Merchent of Venice

    Majestic
    Definition: Large and impressively beautiful
    Origin: From “majesty,” which appeared in the 1300s, meaning “greatness.” “Majestical” was first used in the 1570s.
    Quote: “This is a most majestic vision” – The Tempest

    Lonely
    Definition: Sad from being apart from other people
    Origin: “Alone” was first shortened to “lone” in the 1400s.
    Quote: “Believe’t not lightly – though I go alone / Like to a lonely dragon that his fen –Coriolanus

    Radiance
    Definition: A quality of brightness and happiness that can be seen on a person’s face
    Origin: Derived from the Latin “radiantem,” meaning “beaming.”
    Quote: “For by the sacred radiance of the sun” – King Lear

    Hurry
    Definition: Move or act with haste; rush
    Origin: Likely derived from the verb “harry”
    Quote: “Lives, honors, lands, and all hurry to loss.” – Henry VI Part 1

    Generous
    Definition: Freely giving or sharing money and other valuable things
    Origin: From the Latin “generosus,” meaning “of noble birth.”
    Quote: “Free me so far in your most generous thoughts / That I have shot mine arrow o’er the house / And hurt my brother.” – Hamlet

    Frugal
    Definition:Careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to
    Origin: From the Latin “frugi,” meaning “useful, proper, worthy, honest.”
    Quote: “Chid I for that at frugal Nature’s frame?” – Much Ado About Nothing

    He also invented words like: Critical, Courtship, Zany, Undress, Rant and Clarification.

    Need we say more?

    [Source : Huffington Post]

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