Comments on: stoneham, andover, tewkesbury

By: cynthia

cynthia — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:10:47 +0000

In reply to Jodi Paloni. I didn't know they boarded up the little houses for winter-can't wait to see the photo. Thank you!

By: cynthia

cynthia — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:08:59 +0000

In reply to Sigrun. Awesome-I love languages. Thanks!

By: Jodi Paloni

Jodi Paloni — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:54:07 +0000

In reply to cynthia. I took a photo for you of the little houses all boarded up for winter. Will send soon through e-mail.

By: Sigrun

Sigrun — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:38:43 +0000

In reply to cynthia. Æ (lower case: æ) is a grapheme formed from the letters a and e. Originally a ligature representing a Latin diphthong, it has been promoted to the full status of a letter in the alphabets of some languages, including Danish, Faroese, Norwegian and Icelandic. As a letter of the Old English Latin alphabet, it was called æsc ("ash tree") after the Anglo-Saxon futhorc rune ᚫ (), which it transliterated; its traditional name in English is still ash (IPA: /æʃ/).

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:00:50 +0000

In reply to Sigrun.

Sigrun, great to hear from you again. How do you pronounce Jaeren?

At the edge of the big ocean–wow. Definitely frightening but also tempting. And it makes me think of the misty gray-blue expanse on the left side of the Golden Gate Bridge as I’m driving from San Francisco to Sausalito.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:35:07 +0000

In reply to Richard Gilbert. It's so interesting, Richard, that I've never thought about place names like this before--as poetry, as magic. And with your affection for the names of Georgia towns, the magic must come in part from our individual associations. Still laughing at Knockemstiff. Good to hear from you.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:07:12 +0000

In reply to Jodi Paloni. Chatham, Eastham, Brewster, Wellfleet, Truro, to the little cottages above...music! Miss you too.

By: Sigrun

Sigrun — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:45:29 +0000

The area where I live is called Jæren. The name in itself is not very poetic, but its meaning can be:
The Norse form of the name was Jaðarr. The name is identical with the word jaðarr m ‘edge, brim’. Geographical we are at the edge of the big ocean – frightening, but also tempting …

By: Richard Gilbert

Richard Gilbert — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:35:01 +0000

Georgia towns do it for me, Cynthia! Their names are so romantic, but I imprinted on the landscape as a boy, and I think it takes some such deep connection for romance, for resonance. The names of just about any place are poetry, even in the East, which I dislike, and in Ohio, which seem very bland to me. But what’s bland about the best place name in the world: Knockemstiff, not two hours from here?

By: Jodi Paloni

Jodi Paloni — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:37:35 +0000

Counting the days to the post from Mari Strachan, an author who informs my work thanks to you. But for today, let’s see. Chatham, Eastham, Brewster, Wellfleet, Truro. Strachan and the Cape, two of the many from the list of our connections. Miss you.