: Re: AtD translation: worn insolence

[Mike Weaver]

A double meaning surely,
His insolence is both worn as naturally as clothing and is expressed in a been there done that fashion  - well worn/time worn - not the aggressive insolence of youth but the confident, dismissive insolence of the powerful.


 Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote :

> damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
> "a worn, frayed denim jacket"
> synonyms: shabby, well worn, worn out, worn to shreds, threadbare, tattered,
> in
> tatters, in ribbons, in rags, in holes, holey, falling to pieces, falling
> apart at the seams, ragged, frayed, patched, moth-eaten, faded, seedy,
> shoddy, sorry, scruffy, dilapidated, crumbling, broken-down, run down,
> tumbledown, decrepit, deteriorated, on its last legs, having seen better
> days, timeworn
> 
> When one learns "timeworn" can be compressed into "worn" and thinks of time
> and its passing as so important in this work,
> one might be inclined to favor this as first among the equals of 'all the
> meanings at once".......
>