“While most people regularly use about 2,000 words, Shakespeare used more than 25,000 in his writing.”
I got this from the Shakespeare for Kids page at the Folger Library. I also got the fun pic and word activity below. The picture is called Prodigiorum, which is the plural form of prodigium, which is an omen, or prophetic sign. What the heck?
Weird Words
Do you know what these words mean? Try to guess and post the definitions in the comments.
- Addle egg
- Batty
- Prabble
- Truepenny
- Bedazzle
- Boggler
- Gull-catcher
- Hugger mugger
- Hurly burly
- Skimble skamble
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It’s a me.
1. Rotten Egg
2. Bat-Like
3. Quarrel/Scrabble
4. Trusty Person
5. Dazzle Thoroughly
6. Hesitates; is a Stickler
7. Trickster, a Cheat
8. Secrecy, Concealment
9. Commotion, Confusion, Strife
10. Confused, Nonsensical
addle egg:rotten egg
Batty:Bat Like
Prabble: quarrel
truepenny: trusty person
bedazzle: dazzle
Boggler: a stickler
gull catcher: a trickster
hugger mugger: secret
huly burly: confusing
skimble skamble: Nonsensical
1. bring order for canada geese
2. crazy
3.chiefly dialectal
4.confused
5.?
6.?
7.catching important things.
8.hugs things.
9.throws a lot
10.someone who skitters around a lot.
truepenny means honest
I think these are the meanings. Just my best guesses.???
1.confused
2.crazy
3.story
4.honest
5.to impress with skill
6. amazing puzzle
7.someone who takes advantage of silly people
8.confused
9.busy
10.confused
Boggler means something amazing
1 confused
2 crazy
3 story
4 honest
5 to impress with skill
6 puzzle
7 someone who takes advantage of silly people.
8 confused
9 busy
10 confused.
uh oh! got some wrong these are the real answers
A addle egg is a ROTTEN EGG.
Someone who is batty is BAT-LIKE
A prabble is a QUARREL, a SCRABBLE
Someone who is a truepenny is a TRUSTY PERSON
To bedazzle is to DAZZLE THOROUGHLY
A boggler is someone who HESITATES; is a STICKLER
Someone who is a gull-catcher is a TRICKSTER, a CHEAT
When something is done hugger mugger it is done in SECRECY, CONCEALMENT
When something is huly burly it is full of COMMOTION, CONFUSION, STRIFE
If you are skimble skamble you are CONFUSED, NONSENSICAL
It’s a corpse! It’s my mom! No! It’s a blemmy!
Addle Egg means confuse
Does Bedazzle mean awesome, and amazing some word like that?
batty means crazy
It’s a blemmy!
I think a Truepenny is an honest person
bedazzle: greatly impress
batty: crazy?