[MR] RE: New name for Troll (This is a Poll)

[Ceara ni Neill]

So then where did the name for the little goat-eating monster that lives
under the bridge get it's name? I think it's rather appropriate, to bribe
the guardian to enter the event...
<Ceara is trying to cause trouble>

---Ceara ni Neill
http://HouseBarra.com
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> Here are some period terms to replace non-period ones, from the OED.  I
> took this from Despina de la Brasov, of the Middle Kingdom's, paper
> uploaded to the Authentic_SCA groups files. Troll is near the bottom.
>
> All definitions were taken from the OED online, found at
> http://dictionary.oed.com
>
> Bard
> Modern SCA use: anyone who plays an instrument, sings, recites or writes
> poetry of any sort
>
> Earliest use listed in OED:
> 1449 In early Lowland Scotch used for: A strolling musician or minstrel
> (into which the Celtic bard had degenerated, and against whom many laws
> were enacted); in 16th c. a term of contempt, but idealized by Scott
> 1450 An ancient Celtic order of minstrel-poets, whose primary function
> appears to have been to compose and sing (usually to the harp) verses
> celebrating the achievements of chiefs and warriors, and who committed
> to verse historical and traditional facts, religious precepts, laws,
> genealogies, etc. Still the word for 'poet' in modern Celtic languages;
> and in Welsh spec. A poet or versifier who has been recognized at the
> Eisteddfod.
>
> Suggested Replacement: Gleeman -
>  Period examples 897 (Beowulf), 1000, 1200, 1205, 1300, 1362, 1387,
> 1400,
> 1440, 1500-20.  A professional entertainer at social gatherings; esp. a
> singer, musician, or minstrel.
>
>
> Dragon
> Modern SCA use: vehicle using a gas powered engine, which travels on
> roads
>
> Earliest use in OED:
> 1220 in a Bestiary; A huge serpent or snake; a python.
> As used in the SCA: none
>
> Suggested replacement: Car
> Period examples, 1382, 1388, 1400, 1480; a wheeled vehicle or
> conveyance, generally a chariot, cart, chariot, wagon, truck, etc.
>
>
> Halfling
> Modern SCA use: child or young person
>
> Earliest use listed in OED:
> For a purpose similar to it's SCA use, 1815 by Scott.  Earliest use in
> OED 1794.
> Period use, none found.
>
> Suggested replacement: Child
> Period uses: 1000, 1175, 1225, 1386, 1547.  A young person of either sex
> below the age of puberty.
>
> Remove
> Modern SCA use: a course at a meal
>
> Earliest use listed in OED
> 1773 Johnson's Dictionary: Remove, a dish to be changed while the rest
> of the course remains
>
> Period uses: All these were used the 16th century: the act of taking
> away or doing away with, a thing; the act or removing a person from a
> position or office; murder; dismissal; a thrust made in fencing while
> withdrawing the foot.
>
> Suggested replacement: Course
> (OED) Earliest example is dated 1325. Each of the successive parts or
> divisions of a meal, whether consisting of a single dish, or of a set of
> dishes placed upon the table at once.
>
> Small
> Modern SCA use: child or young person
>
> Period use: 950, 1205. A smack or blow; an onset or shock.
>
> Suggested replacement: Child
> Period uses: 1000, 1175, 1225, 1386, 1547.  A young person of either sex
> below the age of puberty.
>
> Troll
> Modern SCA use: where you enter an event, pay entry fee and gain
> information about the event
>
> Period uses: 1377, to move or walk about, to ramble, saunter, or
> stroll;1570, a little wheel; specifically an angler's wheel or the winch
> on a fishing rod
>
> Suggested replacement: Gate
> (OED) Gate - Period uses: 778, 900, 1000, 1175, 1225, 1450, 1552, 1592,
> An opening in a wall, made for the purpose of entrance and exit
>
> Troll
> Modern SCA use: person who accepts your entrance fee to an event
>
> Period uses: 1377, to move or walk about, to ramble, saunter, or
> stroll;1570, a little wheel; specifically an angler's wheel or the winch
> on a fishing rod
>
> Suggested replacement: Porter
> (OED) Period uses: 1290, 1300, 1382, 1400, 1413, 1433, 1530; One who has
> charge of a door or gate, esp. at the entrance of a fortified town or of
> a castle or other large building, a public institution, etc.; a
> gate-keeper, door-keeper, janitor.
>
> Apollonia
>
> Signora Apollonia Margherita degli Albizzi
> Seneschal of the Incipient Canton of Salesberie Glen
> Kingdom of Atlantia
> www.livejournal.com/users/apollonia
>
> **La vita senz'onore e un viver morto.**
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Harmon [mailto:stan_harmon at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 9:38 AM
> To: Atlantia at atlanita.sca.org
> Cc: brnsacstone at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [brnsacstone] New name for Troll (This is a Poll)
>
>
>
>                          Here are a couple of new names for Troll.  Let
> me
> know what you think is the best or an alternative.
>
> Gatekeeper  or  Concierge (Websters definition: Multilingual hotel staff
> person who handles reservations, mail and luggage arrangements)
>
>
> In your service
> Lord Galen Storm