Color-names and their congeners. A semasiological investigation

Francis Asbury Wood

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• Indo-European languages
• Semantics

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MAX NIEMEYER
1902.^NERALCONTENTS.
Page
Preface 1
Introduction 4
Words for 'burn, blaze, glitter, shine' 10
62 for 'grow' : 'glow'
Words for 'glimmer' : 'gloom' 64
Words for 'separate, distinct' : 'clear, bright' 65 for 'dip' : 'dye' 69
for 'covering' 'color', 'covered' 'dark' 70Words : and : for 'marked' : 'colored' 72
Words for 'sprinkled' : 'speckled' 84 for 'changing' : 'variegated' 87
Words for 'turbid' : 'dark' 88
'dripping, 93 for misty' : 'dark'
Words for 'wear away' : 'smolder' 94 for 'disappear' : 'clear up' : 'fade, get dark' 97
Words for 'faded, faint' : 'dark' 103
Words for 'sink, 107droop' : 'become dim' for 'move rapidly' : 'rattle, resound' 109
Partial Index of Words 123
1212.PREFACE.
In writing this monograph I have referred to the following
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lINTRODUCTION.
'blond, gelb' hat wie viele"Das verwandte lat. flavus
germ. Wort",Bedeutung geandert gegen dasFarbennamen die
blau. Similar remarks are often metsays Kluge, Et. Wb. s. v.
is the generally received opinion.with, indicating that this
fact that color-names vary inThere is no doubt as to the
language maysignification. The word 'white' in onetheir
and'yellow' or 'green' in others; or 'black'stand for 'red',
in related words. But what is the'white' may be associated
several languages changedexplanation? Has usage in the
were these termsoriginal application of color-terms? Orthe
mightloosely, so that according to the application theyused
or 'white'?mean 'red' or 'yellow'
A word signifying primarilyIn part the latter is true.
'white' to'light, bright' might denote any bright color from
But this does not explain the association of 'red' and'red'.
'white'. There must be a reason'green' or of 'black' and
terms as 'bright' or 'dark' tobeyond the loose use of such
must lie inexplain the great variation found. This reason
the origin of the words.
We must then search for the original ideas from which
the color-names came. For we know nothing new about a
present meaning. Mostword until we have got beyond its
for certain ideaswords are now token-coins passing current
exactness of speechmore or less fixed. This adds to the
needand is therefore an advantage. Still we feel the of
expressing ourselves picturesquely and hence often use terms
that are descriptive of the object or the act. It is safe to
say that most words were originally picture-words. It is