The meaning of the word "fool": the ancient and modern meaning of the noun

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Probably every person in your address ever heard that word. It is remarkable in all respects: firstly, it is structurally unstable expletive (although how you look), and secondly, he has a second sense, and in the third, sometimes people are lucky. The object of study today – meaning “fool”.

Significance

Playing cards

Of Course, you will have and the original meaning of this noun, but before talking about the ancient meaning, is to say about the meaning recorded in the dictionary. So:

  1. A Stupid person, a fool.
  2. In the old days: court jester or home.
  3. Card game.

With the first value seems to be clear. When a person says something extreme, we call it “fool”.

The Second meaning is also to explain easy. It is known that in the old days the king or the king definitely had his own comic, which he constantly entertained. But court jester had another function, mention of which has become common place to speak the truth. Only a buffoon could afford it. Of course, within certain limits and accurate, correct format, but still.

With respect to a card game and say nothing. Who played knows, and who gambling can not stand, and that is not necessary. The famous game that is mentioned in the song “the Last hero" of the group «Movie».

Ancient Slavs

This is now the meaning of the word “fool” of the negative, and our ancestors had a different point of view, however, sources claim different. For example, etymological dictionary of any eversmile said. He brings the meaning of the word related to “nonsense” which had the meaning of “stupid”, and in this sense, I agree all the dictionaries, with minor discrepancies. But that's not all. Further searches brought us to two hypotheses:

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  1. A Fool – the enlightened person who can think in two categories. This is due to the division of words into syllables: “do” two, “RA” lights and “K” is a useless part which was considered to be a later introduction.
  2. A Fool – this is the second pagan name of the person.

In the latter case an explanation of the meaning of the word “fool” will be long, so it is worth it to pay special attention. Once in Russia there was a tradition to name children double names: one – of the Christian, and the other – pagan. Now, belonged to the names that were assigned to children on the order, i.e. First, Second, Third. But then they had a slightly different view: “pledge”, “Torak”, “nonsense”. Children who followed the fourth, fifth, were Fools or ‘Drugacni”. The reader known for a similar technique. When we list something or someone, and then we get bored or units too much, and we report: “other”. Absolutely the same with children.

That was the meaning of the word “fool”the Slavs

Criticism versions

Statue of Buddha

Duty calls at least a little to say about the credibility. Of course, the best thing about it will tell anyone who enjoys the subject on a professional basis, but all the others also may have questions, for example:

  1. A fool – enlightened, then why is there no mention of this in the etymological dictionary?
  2. And if a Fool – is a pagan name, why in Russian fairy tales the third son is called “fool”?

Yes, it is true. But, unlike the version on the Buddha, the fool, the second version, at least, confirmed by the documents of the XV-XVII centuries. The first hypothesis reminds us of who recently left this world M. N. Zadornov, which linguists do not particularly complain.

What to believe, of course, the reader chooses. But it seems that the dictionary is not only supported by the etymological, but also continues the tradition. Another thing is that the meaning of the word “fool” and the complexity of the image of Ivan, connected with him in the national consciousness, cannot be reduced neither to stupidity nor to madness. And that's something to consider at your leisure, maybe fools really enlightened.


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