I was skeptical when I received this image as a forward in my WhatsApp. On investigation however, I find that it is indeed a word that exists in the English language.
Wikipedia has this to say about the word.
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That’s fascinating. I’d never come across the word before. Remind me to polish up my Polish.
Henceforth, I shall keep reminding you to.
Very interesting and I like how it made sense to me. Must use it in Scrabble.
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I haven’t played scrabble for decades. Perhaps I should find some neighbours interested and start. Thank you for the inspiration.
That’s a new word to me, too.
And a very interesting one too.
I didn’t know there was a word for it, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
Kind of like my last name.
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Mike, how wonderful an example. Just what this post needed! Have you researched for the etymology for your surname? It would be very interesting to know it.
I think it’s lost in the fog of time.
One source says “Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gohde or Godde.” Not true. It may have come from a German source, but the earliest common ancestor of most, if not all, Goads in America was Abraham Goad in the late 1600s in Richmond County, Virginia. He was probably an indentured immigrant. Once free of his indenture, he married Katherine Williams and became a landowner. Interestingly, every one of my Goad ancestors moved away from where they were born, mostly moving ever westward.
Another source says, “The surname of Goad can be traced to the country of England, and is a dilalectical variant of the middle English word of “gote.” This surname is a topographical surname for someone who is a dweller by the watercourse of sluice. A topographical surname is used to describe someone who lived on or near a residential landmark.”
Interestingly, in doing genealogical research years ago, I learned that the spelling was often Goard or Gourd in records. The reason for this was that the pronunciation by often illiterate people of English descent apparently had an “r” sound and those recording the information included the “r” in the spelling.
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Thank you Mike. Very interesting and educational.
Not sure I would ever use it but I guess academics do…
One need not use it in regular conversations but, such information comes in handy on occasions.