Kirbywithwhip1987@lemmygrad.mlM to shitposting@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agoList of bear villains in media, and this isn't even scratching the surface💀lemmygrad.mlimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10
arrow-up139arrow-down1imageList of bear villains in media, and this isn't even scratching the surface💀lemmygrad.mlKirbywithwhip1987@lemmygrad.mlM to shitposting@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareRed_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 year agoSame thing in Slavic languages, but they replaced arkto with “the one who knows where the honey is”, medved (med = honey, ved = knowledge) “honey eater”, thank you for correcting comrades!
minus-squarea_little_red_rat [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoHuh, I thought it was more akin to “honey eater”
minus-squareKirbywithwhip1987@lemmygrad.mlOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt literally means honey eater
minus-squareKeanu Chungus@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoErm, ackshually Wiktionary says that’s a false etymology.
minus-squareRed_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThank for correcting bigbigchungus! I thought it’s honey-knower my whole life
Same thing in Slavic languages, but they replaced arkto with
“the one who knows where the honey is”, medved (med = honey, ved = knowledge)“honey eater”, thank you for correcting comrades!Huh, I thought it was more akin to “honey eater”
It literally means honey eater
Erm, ackshually Wiktionary says that’s a false etymology.
Thank for correcting bigbigchungus! I thought it’s honey-knower my whole life
No problem