Ahoight

[mars-as-a-girl.livejournal.com]

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.

Comments

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Except one of the definitions of ruminate (transitive verb, I believe) is To reflect on over and over again. Which is the same as reflect, which in this usage is a synonym of ruminate.

[cloudmx.livejournal.com]

No, see, I was quoting myself. I get that.

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