17 September, 2014

Odin's Day: Maimonides & Italian

With just the rare deviation, Maimonides follows a progression from philology to philosophy to theology/exegesis to mysticism (a peculiar brand-blend of intellectual mysticism to boot).


Fun w/ Italian paronyms (courtesy of Using Italian: A Guide to Contemporary Usage):

Impazzire - to go mad.
Impazzare - to run wild.

Forca - hay-/pitchfork
Forcina - hairpin
Forcone - dung-fork, pitchfork
Forchetta - fork (for eating)

See auch Der Geisterfahrer over atl Constanze's bog.