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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Polysemantic words: Jar #198120 03/07/11 07:27 PM Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 US J jojo40 OP stranger OP jojo40 stranger J Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 US Jar, I just realized, reading "A Comedy of Errors," originally had two general meanings in both its noun and verb forms. One pertains to the material container, the second to disturbance. Now it tends to mean one thing as a noun, another as a verb. Its meaning as a noun, with which we are all familiar, is a type of vessel; new to me, is Shakespeare's use to mean disturbance, conflict, etc.: "For, since the mortal and intestine jars 'Twixt thy seditious countrymen and us, It hath in solemn synods been decreed Both by the Syracusians and ourselves,To admit no traffic to our adverse towns." (Act I, sc. 1,spoken by Duke Solinus). Conversely, the V. form of Shakespeare's noun 'jar' is the one I'm accustomed to, while the verb form of the vessel noun, meaning to place in a jar (for preserving), is also hardly employed anymore; I always say I'm canning, even though I only use Mason jars for the purpose, never metal cans!!! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Polysemantic words: Jar jojo40 #198128 03/07/11 10:30 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,919 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,919 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water I've heard things like: "the tornado jarred loose the foundations of the building". Past tense, same verb. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,364 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 578 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,558 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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