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10 Q drops mention satan
5 Q drops mention or infer Owl
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Hey FreeQs,
Owl was a name for satan in the early 15th century.
It was a name for Satan in early 15th century!
Did you hear me?
It was a name for Satan in early 15th century!
Also, Owl meant
ugliness (late 14c.), spiritual blindness (c. 1400), and maliciousness (mid-15c.).
In addition, Owl means
carry on an unlawful or contraband trade at night
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etymological
owl (n.)
“raptorial nocturnal bird of prey of the family Strigidæ,” Middle English oule, from Old English ule “owl,” from Proto-Germanic *uwwalon- (source also of Middle Dutch, Dutch uil, Old High German uwila, German Eule, Old Norse ugla), a diminutive of PIE root *u(wa)l-, which is imitative of a wail or an owl’s hoot (compare howl and Latin ulula “owl;” also see ululation).
The bird was used in proverbs and figures of speech in reference to its nocturnal habits, but also in Middle English for ugliness (late 14c.), spiritual blindness (c. 1400), and maliciousness (mid-15c.). It was a name for Satan in early 15c. The association with gravity and wisdom comes later, after the revival of classical learning: A small, brown type of owl is common on the Acropolis and about Athens and was hence taken in ancient times as an emblem of the city and by extension of its patron deity, Athene, goddess of wisdom. Hence also the saying bring (or send) owls to Athens “perform unnecessary labor.”
owl (v.)
“carry on an unlawful or contraband trade at night,” 1540s, from owl (n.). Related: Owled; owler; owling.