Word of the Day:

: clockwise

One pictograph shows a group of warriors dancing deasil around what appears to be a gigantic wild boar speared numerous times.

According to an old custom, you can bring someone good fortune by walking around the person clockwise three times while carrying a torch or candle. In Scottish Gaelic, the word "deiseil" is used for the direction one walks in such a luck-bringing ritual. English speakers modified the spelling to "deasil," and have used the word to describe clockwise motion in a variety of rituals.