Word of the Day
Monday, February 19, 2007
Bantling (noun) – I get the impression this is not a very positive word – it means “a young child” but it comes from a German background with a “sordid” history. It starts out meaning “a child begotten on a bench” and that can’t be great, right? It gets around to the German word “bankling” meaning bastard.
Word in a Sentence: In my novel Choices Meant for Gods, Godric and Kora return to Arcana with the bantling wondering how their lives will progress.
Your turn! Can you use this one in a sentence?
“Some days, you just want the dragon to win.”
Tags: Choices Meant for Gods, Sandy Lender, grammar, word
Monday, February 19, 2007
Bantling (noun) – I get the impression this is not a very positive word – it means “a young child” but it comes from a German background with a “sordid” history. It starts out meaning “a child begotten on a bench” and that can’t be great, right? It gets around to the German word “bankling” meaning bastard.
Word in a Sentence: In my novel Choices Meant for Gods, Godric and Kora return to Arcana with the bantling wondering how their lives will progress.
Your turn! Can you use this one in a sentence?
“Some days, you just want the dragon to win.”
Tags: Choices Meant for Gods, Sandy Lender, grammar, word
posted by Sandy Lender | 7:33 AM
1 Comments:
Just out of curiosity - do you suppose the word "bantling" had any bearing on the naming of those small chickens called "banties"? Not the same exactly but some similarities there perhaps - small instead of young maybe. Could explain the conception on a bench thing though ya know.
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