rejoiceful

Is there evidence that "rejoiceful " was used in Semitic languages as a synonym/euphemism for drunk?

Enticed by a drunken thought 2008

Is there evidence that 'rejoiceful' was used in Semitic languages as a synonym/euphemism for drunk?

Enticed by a drunken thought 2008

So the idea that a word meaning "rejoiceful" in Semitic was taken over into PIE meaning "drunk" has to be called extremely unlikely on the grounds of both logic and evidence.

Enticed by a drunken thought 2008

Are there any examples of 'rejoiceful' being used as a synonym for drunk in other languages?

Enticed by a drunken thought 2008

Are there any examples of "rejoiceful" being used as a synonym for drunk in other languages?

Enticed by a drunken thought 2008

So now I propose that somewhere along the way, a semantic shift happened, starting from the more direct semantics of 'to be rejoiceful' to the more metaphorical and implicit 'to be rejoiceful on alcohol; be drunk'.

Drinking in more of the drunk-joy connection 2008

So from a form like Mid IE *maxéd̰a- 'to rejoice', we can simply proceed as I had explained in my previous post which relies on a certain phonotactic-based rule I'm now hypothesizing during the Pre-IE event of Syncope that changes initial sequences of expected **CHe- (C = continuant, H = laryngeal) to *Cä- instead (MIE *maxéd̰a- 'to be rejoiceful' eLIE *mäd̰- PIE *mad- 'to be drunk').

Drinking in more of the drunk-joy connection 2008

So now I propose that somewhere along the way, a semantic shift happened, starting from the more direct semantics of 'to be rejoiceful' to the more metaphorical and implicit 'to be rejoiceful on alcohol; be drunk'.

Archive 2008-02-01 2008

We sing our rejoiceful Xristos Anesti song with the choir.

Rita Wilson: The Joys Of Greek Easter 2008

I suggest that it may be better to begin with the value of 'to be rejoiceful' for my construction of Mid IE *maxéd̰a-.

Drinking in more of the drunk-joy connection 2008