{"id":3383,"date":"2024-05-18T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2024-05-18T14:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:01:47","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-landlubber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3383","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Landlubber"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Landlubber\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-18T14:00:01+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology we look into the word landlubber, and related words in English and other languages.\n\n\n\nA landlubber [\u02c8l\u00e6nd.l\u028c.b\u0259 \/ \u02c8l\u00e6nd.l\u028c.b\u025a] is:\n\n\nSomeone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.\n\n\nIt comes...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/landlubber.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6710\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3383-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/landlubber.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/landlubber.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/landlubber.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\/landlubber.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3383-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/landlubber.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"landlubber.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology we look into the word <strong>landlubber<\/strong>, and related words in English and other languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/34540417@N07\/42844445291\/in\/photolist-5zaQH-dVHF2a-auQEJ-28h1YUB-7LgfrF-bLhPWT-bmsLsA-Es1eV1-5vwsv4-naCTZY-2sCVu9-5mn7uU-2nBxJdm-VTtYVq-5oncn3-9mFASm-2oXLeZa-9mFzVm-9mFzKN-9mFAA9-9mCxkF-9mFA1o-9mCxwk-7tNJ2x-vPmWK-4N7Pzg-a7c8-4Y1wAh-JbvQi-7v8EGe-5RBWxm-3kHnwB-7wWppM-7uvsLP-7wWp6i-7x1c1d-7wWona-3kHgGM-hDwHr-7F2D1z-7v8yup-caXJAQ-EJo8y-naCU1E-7UjTw-6TDWpm-7rB1x-6TDWLs-4Qm1p-cGAjEs\" title=\"His Majesty&#x27;s Ship (HMS) Gaspee\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1749\/42844445291_12b80163e9_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"His Majesty&#x27;s Ship (HMS) Gaspee\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>landlubber<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u00e6nd.l\u028c.b\u0259 \/ \u02c8l\u00e6nd.l\u028c.b\u025a] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from <strong>lubber<\/strong> (a big, clumsy, stupid fellow who lives in idleness), from Middle English <em>lobre<\/em> (lazy lout) from <em>lobbe<\/em> (a lump), or from Old French <em>lobeor<\/em> (swindler, parasite), or from a Nordic word [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/search?q=landlubber\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words include <strong>abbey-lubber<\/strong> (an able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; a lazy monk), <strong>lubberly<\/strong> (clumsy, awkward, coarse),  <strong>lubberland<\/strong> (a land of plenty), and <strong>lubberwort<\/strong> (a mythical herb that produces laziness) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/lubber#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Landlubbers<\/strong> are also known as <strong>landsmen<\/strong>, <strong>land-lopers<\/strong> or <strong>fresh-water seamen<\/strong> in English. <\/p>\n<p>Words in other languages for <strong>landlubber<\/strong> include <strong>landkrabbe<\/strong> (&#8220;land crab&#8221;) in Danish, <strong>landrot<\/strong> (&#8220;land rat&#8221;) in Dutch, and <strong>marin d&#8217;eau douce<\/strong> (&#8220;freshwater mariner&#8221;) in French [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/landlubber#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Experienced sailors and seaman used to call themselves, and were called (Jolly) <strong>Jack Tars<\/strong> or <strong>Tars<\/strong> in English. The name <strong>Jack<\/strong> is\/was used as a generic name, in the UK at least, and <strong>tar<\/strong> is probably related to the use of tar on ships to make things waterproof [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Tar\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>For more seafaring-related words, see this Omniglot blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23462\">Buckling Swashes<\/a>, and this podcast, which inspired this post:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QPcOx29fVPA?si=7Z1leK4W9Cycdhfe\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/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:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"<a href=\"https:\/\/podbay.fm\/p\/radio-omniglot\">Podbay<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">Podtail<\/a> and other pod places.<\/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>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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A landlubber [\u02c8l\u00e6nd.l\u028c.b\u0259 \/ \u02c8l\u00e6nd.l\u028c.b\u025a] is: Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman. It comes from lubber (a big, clumsy, stupid fellow who lives in idleness), from Middle English lobre (lazy lout) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,31,47,20,56,23,4,58,109,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3383"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3387,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3383\/revisions\/3387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}