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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The adjective 'goodly' derives from the Old English adjective 'godlic' (good), while 'bad' seems to have entered the English language as a Middle English word. The -ly of badly is therefore the typical adverbial extension while that of goodly can be either an adverbial suffix to the stem 'good' or a modern spelling for the Old English derived adjective. Best, Carolin -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of V. Kerry Inman Sent: 27 March 2006 15:40 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Irritation with words medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture This really did irritate you! By not in my dictionary I meant [It was] not in my dictionary--or spell checker. I thought it was spelled malaprop, but added the "e" for parallelism with misanthrope. It's called poetic license. While we are at it can you explain why 'badly' is an adverb, and 'goodly' is an adjective? V. K. Inman Quoting Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]>: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Quoting Kerry Inman: > >Not in my dictionary. > > Quoting Merriam-Webster: > > malaprop > 2 entries found for malaprop. > To select an entry, click on it. > malaprop[1,noun]malaprop[2,adjective] > > Main Entry: 1mal·a·prop > Pronunciation: 'ma-l&-"präp > Function: noun > Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop > : an example of malapropism <was famed for malaprops: he always said "polo > bears" and "Remember Pearl Island" and "neon stockings" -- Time> > > Get a new dictionary. > MG > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html