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Literary
April 13, 1914
Perth Amboy Evening News
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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Etymological explanation of the word 'ogre,' tracing it from outdated Hun association to its true origin in the Latin 'Orcus,' the god of the underworld, evolving into a man-eating monster in Romanesque folklore.
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Old fashioned etymologists used to say that the word "ogre" commemorated the sufferings of Europe during the ninth and tenth centuries at the hands of the ravaging "Oigours," or Huns.
This derivation, however, is now abandoned. "Ogre," which reached the French language by way of Italian and Spanish, is really Orcus, the Latin hell, afterward the god of the underworld.
In Romanesque folklore this god became a shaggy, black, man-devouring monster, with a particular taste for lost babes in the wood.
Old fashioned etymologists used to say that the word "ogre" commemorated the sufferings of Europe during the ninth and tenth centuries at the hands of the ravaging "Oigours," or Huns.
This derivation, however, is now abandoned. "Ogre," which reached the French language by way of Italian and Spanish, is really Orcus, the Latin hell, afterward the god of the underworld.
In Romanesque folklore this god became a shaggy, black, man-devouring monster, with a particular taste for lost babes in the wood.
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Essay
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Ogre
Etymology
Orcus
Huns
Folklore
Underworld
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Etymological Essay
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Old Fashioned Etymologists Used To Say That The Word "Ogre" Commemorated The Sufferings Of Europe During The Ninth And Tenth Centuries At The Hands Of The Ravaging "Oigours," Or Huns.
"Ogre," Which Reached The French Language By Way Of Italian And Spanish, Is Really Orcus, The Latin Hell, Afterward The God Of The Underworld.
In Romanesque Folklore This God Became A Shaggy, Black, Man Devouring Monster, With A Particular Taste For Lost Babes In The Wood.