Stammerer
41stammering — 1. A speech disorder characterized by hesitation and repetition of words, or by mispronunciation or transposition of certain consonants, especially l, r, and s. 2. Sounds other than speech, that are similar to s.. SYN: paralalia literalis,… …
42Notker Balbulus — (“the Stammerer”) (ca. 840–912) Notker, called Balbulus (Stammerer), was a monk of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Gall near Zurich, Switzerland. He is known as a composer, a poet, a biographer, and a theorist. Notker was born about 840 of… …
43Carolingian Dynasty — Ruling nearly all of Christian Europe from the eighth to the tenth century, the Carolingians, as they were known from their greatest member, Charles the Great, in Latin Carolus Magnus, known as Charlemagne, established a great empire, presided …
44Carolingian Renaissance — An intellectual and cultural revival of the eighth and ninth centuries, the Carolingian Renaissance was a movement initiated by the Carolingian kings, especially Charlemagne, who sought not only to improve learning in the kingdom but to… …
45Education and Learning — Traditionally seen as the Dark Ages, the early Middle Ages were not without their cultural and intellectual achievements. Although these achievements were modest in comparison with the great accomplishments of the ancient world as well as the… …
46stammering — stuttering; n. halting articulation with interruptions to the normal flow of speech and repetition of the initial consonants of words or syllables. It usually first appears in childhood and the symptoms are most severe when the stammerer is under …
47gang- — gang English meaning: to mock Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘spotten, höhnen” Note: Root gang : “to mock” derived from the onomatopoeic duplication of Root gha gha, ghe ghe, ghi ghi : “to cackle (of geese)”. Material: O.Ind. gañja ḥ… …
48stutterer — noun someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions • Syn: ↑stammerer • Derivationally related forms: ↑stutter, ↑stammer (for: ↑stammerer) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
49agnomen — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… …
50Battology — Bat*tol o*gy (b[a^]t*t[o^]l l[ o]*j[y^]), n. [F. battologie, fr. Gr. battologi a; ba ttos; a stammerer + lo gos speech.] A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
