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492 sats \ 10 replies \ @Lux 30 Apr 2024 \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon

Husband

Although the common meaning behind the word husband since the year 1290 means “married man”, it holds its roots from an Old Norse and Icelandic word “husbondi” which meant “householder”, with the word “bondi” meaning “a peasant who owned his house and land”.
Note: being a peasant meant clear title to any property was forbidden, with ownership only allowed.
“Bondi” also meant bond, with the word “husbondi” being a combination of the word “house” and “bond”, referring to a “serf” or “bonded slave” living in a house, also known as a “dweller”.
Over time, the term “husbandry” referred to the “care of a household” or “shrewd use of resources”, with women looking for a “man with resources” and, once found, would gain a “husband”.
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162 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 30 Apr 2024
Lux is on fire today !
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142 sats \ 6 replies \ @Natalia 30 Apr 2024
how about wife 🤔
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121 sats \ 1 reply \ @SaloonCat 30 Apr 2024
Wife is elusive and mysterious in this regard, as only seems fitting.
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @SaloonCat 30 Apr 2024
I'll hazard a guess though, that it shares a source with white and carries the sense of divine purity. You could read The White Goddess by Robert Graves for more on that history.
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111 sats \ 3 replies \ @Lux 30 Apr 2024
I have the perfect meme in mind, but can't find it, damit!
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia 30 Apr 2024
take your time 👀
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111 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lux 13 May 2024 freebie
finally :)
https://m.stacker.news/30752
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 15 May 2024
🤣 so real!
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @SaloonCat 30 Apr 2024
Shrewd is another interesting word. Plus ca change...
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Reign 30 Apr 2024
Holy shit, gotta show this one to the wife.
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