Contionary:Harkadeed

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Brooding

Etymology

The Initial h and final d are the result of a folk etymology in which the mythical land of Arcadia was interpreted to mean ‘The place where you go to read about Harken’, conflating Harken and edeed 'to read'.

Alternate Forms

Extended ASCII Form: harkadEd
Abjad ASCII Form: hrkdd

Pronunciation

(Brooding) IPA: /[hɑr.kɑ.did]/

Noun

Harkadeed

  1. Arcadia, Arcady, Acadie, Acadia