Thursday, June 25, 2009

Beginning of Scéawendspræc

Names I've found are an incredibly powerful thing.  Simply note the difference in running across an acquaintance you recently made and knowing their name as opposed to not.  At least for me, I am far more likely to talk with someone whose name I learned, even if I don't remember it.  In some cultures they have many meaning-filled names and will share personal ones only with their family--and the most personal with noone else at all because of their meaning and power.  So I felt naming this blogging endeavor a particularly challenging task.  I delved into Old English eventually  to find a lofty name concerning the arts.  The name I found, Scéawendspræc, means speech of an actor--or buffoonery.  It seemed to fit.

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