Pronounced: a-rih-veest, noun
Notes: We all probably have been one or know someone who has been one
Yesterday’s word
The word scop is “a poet or minstrel”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 800s
Background / Comments
A very old word! I don’t think I’ve run across is anywhere before. It came from the Old English word scop (poet; minstrel). As noted yesterday, it looks like it should be pronounced “skop”, but the first pronunciation listed is “shop”.
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