Girl-with-the-Thorn
Still here.
I am feeling somewhat maudlin. Also, what do those green bars below the custom user title mean? If I hover over it it says "x is on a distinguished road".
EDIT: It never would have occurred to me to research the origins of the word 'maudlin' until literally minutes ago, but it's actually quite interesting.
Origin:
1500–10; special use of Maudlin, Middle English Maudelen ≪ Late Latin Magdalēnē < Greek Magdalēnḗ Mary Magdalene, portrayed in art as a weeping penitent.
(from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/maudlin)
I always wondered why Magdalen College was pronounced oddly.
EDIT: It never would have occurred to me to research the origins of the word 'maudlin' until literally minutes ago, but it's actually quite interesting.
Origin:
1500–10; special use of Maudlin, Middle English Maudelen ≪ Late Latin Magdalēnē < Greek Magdalēnḗ Mary Magdalene, portrayed in art as a weeping penitent.
(from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/maudlin)
I always wondered why Magdalen College was pronounced oddly.
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