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Winged words

Homer
Homer

Phraseologism: Winged words.

Meaning: Widely known words and set expressions, the literary or historical source of which can be established: aphorisms, quotations, apt expressions that have become proverbs.

Origin: The primary source is the poems "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by the legendary poet of Ancient Greece Homer (IX century BC), where such an expression occurs repeatedly: "He uttered a winged word", "They exchanged winged words among themselves quietly", etc. e. He called all words winged because from the mouth of the speaker they seem to fly to the ear of the listener. But Homer had this expression only in a poetic way. The modern meaning was given to it by the German scientist Georg Buchmann (1822-1884), the author of the famous collection (1864) Winged Words. In this collection, he placed literary quotations, words, sayings of historical figures, aphorisms, names of literary and mythological characters that have become common nouns, figurative and brief characteristics of historical characters - "father of history" (about Herodotus), "king-sun" (about Louis XIV), etc. This collection still serves as the main source of information on "winged words", since Buchmann provided them with his detailed comments regarding their origin and use. Buchmann's understanding of winged words has also been established, when those expressions are considered as such, the authorship, literary or concrete historical source of which can be established. So, in the 13th edition (1882) of his book, Buchmann stated that the expression "winged words" in his interpretation had already become a recognized linguistic term in other languages. It also exists in the Russian language, although sometimes it is understood too broadly, including anonymous sayings, folk catchphrases, proverbs and idioms of folklore origin in the circle of winged words proper.

Random phraseology:

Oh, dear, dust and fog.

Meaning:

About the hardships of travel, nomadic lifestyle.

Origin:

From the song "Roads", written by the composer Anatoly Novikov to the verses of the poet Lev Ivanovich Oshanin (1912-1996): "Oh, roads, // Dust and fog, // Cold, anxiety // Yes, steppe weeds."

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