Old Gloucestershire words being revived in student project
Old Gloucestershire words being revived in student project
Holly wants to revive old Gloucestershire words like "flittermouse", which means bat.
A student has started a project to reclaim some of her county's old language.
Univeristy of Gloucestershire graduate, Holly Williams-Richards said she became "enamoured" by some of the traditional words she found during her research.
Some of these words, such as "flittermouse" - which means bat - are being displayed in a public art trail to introduce them to new generations.
They can be found in places like the Oxstalls Campus at the university and across Gloucester city centre.
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German is Fledermaus if I remember correctly, so Flittermouse seems to be Germanic in origin, as is the Swedish word, fladdermus. Etymology is interesting, but I know next to nothing about it. Guessing is fun, though. If I'm wrong here, I love to be educated.
I get why bat is preferred as the Germanic versions are more than a little clunky and not nearly as cool or scary sounding. Here comes the amazing Flittermouseman! Villains beware!
Raspy voice "I am Flittermouseman".