Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Come, assay, --There’s one gone to the harbor?

 

Desdemona

Othello              Act II, Scene i, Line 121

 

Well, what do we have here. Iago has just been talking about his wife, Emilia, and then Desdemona asks him what he would say about her, Desdemona, if he were to praise her. Iago protests, and Desdemona presses him, Come, assay, but then just like that her attention is diverted and she’s talking about some guy running by.

Assay is a modern, albeit seldom used word, and it means try. It's also a commonly used noun used in scientific parlance having to do with the testing of something in the lab. So there you go, your word for the day.

I’m not sure I’ve got anything else to say. Should I assay to come up with something? 

 

 

Mojo doesn't care if I assay or not; as long as I don't assay getting him out of his cozy little spot.