Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Orts

orts [ɔːts]
pl n
(sometimes singular) Archaic or dialect scraps or leavings
[of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oorete, from oor- remaining + ete food]
 
 Each day, I discover some little leftover scrap of information or story or overlooked beauty. Today, as I think about the word ort, I wonder about the things I have overlooked today.  Clues, details, gazes, and mysteries.

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