Incipit (noun)
in-sip-it
The opening of a manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text.
Latin, literally ‘(here) begins’.
Example sentences
“The scripts are accessed through forms which allow you to specify the manuscripts or incipits which interest you.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
