$Animalogy \ The Animals in Our Everyday Words & Phrases - Berserk for Bears: Words from our Ursine Animals$

Berserk for Bears: Words from our Ursine Animals

09/23/17 • 36 min

Animalogy \ The Animals in Our Everyday Words & Phrases

We have many words built from the English word for "bear," the Latin word for "bear," and the Greek word for "bear," and we have many expressions and phrases built from the same ursine animal. Of course there are also expressions using the verb "to bear," as in "to carry," such as in "bearing fruit, bearing a child, or bearing a burden or a grudge. Let's explore the origins of all of these.

Thank you for supporting Animalogy Podcast at Patreon.com/ColleenPatrickGoudreau

Thank you for supporting Animalogy Podcast at Patreon.com/ColleenPatrickGoudreau

Previous Episode

Drawing Listeners Like Flies (Hopefully): Words from our Winged Insects

The word “fly” is a very old word, and of course we have many expressions and nouns that contain the word "fly" itself, but do you know that there are dozens of familiar words whose origins reside in flies and other winged insects?

Next Episode

Don’t Get Fleeced or Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes: Expressions from the Hair of Sheep

Have you ever been "fleeced"? Have you ever "gone in search of the golden fleece" or "pulled the wool over someone's eyes"? Are your opinions "dyed in the wool"? In today's episode of Animalogy, I discuss the animal origins of these words and expressions, all of which have to do with the hair of sheep. In other words, they're Animalogies!

Thank you to the supporters of today's episode. Become a patreon today!