| 词源 |
mamser; momser. Some Hebrew words have been standard in English for centuries. Mamser, for example, first recorded in 1562, was frequently used to mean “bastard” during the Middle Ages, and people were familiar with the word from its use in Deut. 23:3. Mamser became obsolete by the late 19th century, but is still heard in the Yiddish momser, meaning the same and a half-dozen other things, including: an untrustworthy man, a difficult man, and impudent man, a detestable man, a scalawag, and even a clever, quick fellow. |