http://mars-as-a-girl.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] mars-as-a-girl.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2009-05-31 03:44 pm
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Ahoight

Ahoight adj.
Definition: Elevated; in good spirits.

from Anglo-Saxon a, on, and heahdhu, height.

Reference: Edward Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, 1895



She was ahoight whenever she thought about Michael C. Hall.

[identity profile] cloudmx.livejournal.com 2009-06-01 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
No, see, I was quoting myself. I get that.

In cognitive psychology, there's a clear distinction over reflection and rumination.