threemonkeys (
threemonkeys) wrote2009-05-02 09:11 am
Fear
Main Entry: fear
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English fer, from Old English fǣr sudden danger; akin to Old High German fāra ambush and perhaps to Latin periculum attempt, peril, Greek peiran to attempt
Date: 12th century
1 a: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger b (1): an instance of this emotion (2): a state marked by this emotion
2: anxious concern : solicitude
3: reason for alarm : danger
4: the feeling you get when your hard disk makes strange loud noises at startup
Time for an unscheduled backup I think. Now!
Function: noun
Etymology:
Middle English fer, from Old English fǣr sudden danger; akin to Old High German fāra ambush and perhaps to Latin periculum attempt, peril, Greek peiran to attempt
Date: 12th century
1 a: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger b (1): an instance of this emotion (2): a state marked by this emotion
2: anxious concern : solicitude
3: reason for alarm : danger
4: the feeling you get when your hard disk makes strange loud noises at startup
Time for an unscheduled backup I think. Now!