http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2007/01/29/other-than-human-persons/ Revitalizing Riddles, Mythic Story, Family, Village and Land. Fri, 18 May 2012 02:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2007/01/29/other-than-human-persons/#comment-23513 Willem Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:28:03 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2007/01/29/other-than-human-persons/#comment-23513 Chase- I just really read this and got your meaning. Ghost and Ghastly as old English words for holiness and spirits. BEAUTIFUL!! Chase-
I just really read this and got your meaning. Ghost and Ghastly as old English words for holiness and spirits. BEAUTIFUL!!

]]> http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2007/01/29/other-than-human-persons/#comment-23221 chase Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:21:12 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2007/01/29/other-than-human-persons/#comment-23221 Its also interesting to note the degredation of the words "ghost" and "ghastly". The former used to mean a spirit (rather than just a malevolent one) and the latter meant holy, sacred or spiritual. The word spirit came from latin and has modern cognates such as Spanish "espiritu". (the same thing happened to the word "worm" used to mean a large snake or dragon {dragon being a French loan word}) Its also interesting to note the degredation of the words “ghost” and “ghastly”. The former used to mean a spirit (rather than just a malevolent one) and the latter meant holy, sacred or spiritual. The word spirit came from latin and has modern cognates such as Spanish “espiritu”. (the same thing happened to the word “worm” used to mean a large snake or dragon {dragon being a French loan word})

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