{"id":1572,"date":"2021-11-20T11:51:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T11:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1572"},"modified":"2021-11-20T13:13:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T13:13:46","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-silly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1572","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Silly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Silly\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-11-20T11:51:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In today\u2019s Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re getting a bit absurd and ridiculous and looking at the origins of the word silly.\n\n\nGenerated with WordItOUt\n\nSilly [\u02c8s\u026ali] means:\n\n \tlaughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance\n \tweak-mind...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5315\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1572-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1572-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"silly2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In today\u2019s <strong>Adventure in Etymology<\/strong> we\u2019re getting a bit absurd and ridiculous and looking at the origins of the word <strong>silly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/\/images\/blog\/silly.jpg\" alt=\"A word cloud based on the contents of this post\" width=\"630\" height=\"412\"><br \/>\n<em>Generated with <a href=\"https:\/\/worditout.com\/word-cloud\/create\">WordItOUt<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silly<\/strong> [\u02c8s\u026ali] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance<\/li>\n<li>weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish<\/li>\n<li>absurd; ridiculous; irrational<\/li>\n<li>stunned; dazed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <strong>se(e)ly<\/strong> [se\u02d0li\u02d0] (spiritually favoured, blessed, holy, virtuous, righteous; worthy, noble, fine, excellent; fortunate, lucky, prosperous; happy pleasant; wealthy; innocent, harmless, good; simple, guileless, foolish, gullible; weak, helpless; wretched; humble; worthless) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/sely#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>From the Old English <strong>s\u01e3li\u0121<\/strong> [\u02c8s\u00e6\u02d0.lij] (blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy), from the Proto-West Germanic <strong>*s\u0101l\u012bg<\/strong> (blissful, prosperous, happy) from <strong>*s\u0101li<\/strong> (happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time), from the Proto-Germaic <strong>*s\u0113liz<\/strong>  (happy, fortunate; kind, good)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/s%C3%A6lig#Old_English\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-West Germanic root (<strong>*s\u0101l\u012bg<\/strong>) include:  <strong>salig<\/strong> [\u02c8s\u00e6\u02d0li] (blessed) in Danish, <strong>salig<\/strong> [\u02c8s\u0251\u02d0li(\u0261)] (blessed, delighted, poor) in Swedish, and <strong>selig<\/strong> [\u02c8ze\u02d0l\u026a\u00e7] (overjoyed, tranquil, blessed) in German [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic\/s%C4%81l%C4%ABg\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DUOrIpcN07Y\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUOrIpcN07Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a silly little ditty I wrote in 2019 about being silly and odd: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simon-ager\/itsokaytobeodd?si=1df0da70abd24a69aa132e0e2bed6478\">It&#8217;s Okay To Be Odd \/ Mae&#8217;n Iawn Bod yn Od<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/648170407&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simon-ager\" title=\"Simon Ager\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Ager<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/simon-ager\/itsokaytobeodd\" title=\"It's Okay To Be Odd \/ Mae'n Iawn Bod yn Od\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#8217;s Okay To Be Odd \/ Mae&#8217;n Iawn Bod yn Od<\/a><\/div>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Silly\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-11-20T11:51:59+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In today\u2019s Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re getting a bit absurd and ridiculous and looking at the origins of the word silly.\n\n\nGenerated with WordItOUt\n\nSilly [\u02c8s\u026ali] means:\n\n \tlaughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance\n \tweak-mind...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5316\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1572-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1572-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/silly2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"silly2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In today\u2019s Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re getting a bit absurd and ridiculous and looking at the origins of the word silly. Generated with WordItOUt Silly [\u02c8s\u026ali] means: laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish absurd; ridiculous; irrational stunned; dazed It comes from the Middle English [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,31,20,56,24,4,58,55,1,57,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-danish","category-english","category-etymology","category-german","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-swedish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1572"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1581,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1572\/revisions\/1581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}