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[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 102 points 1 month ago (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_edible_dormouse

Etymology

The word dormouse comes from Middle English dormous, of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal *dor-, from Old Norse dár 'benumbed' and Middle English mous 'mouse'.

The word is sometimes conjectured to come from an Anglo-Norman derivative of dormir 'to sleep', with the second element mistaken for mouse, but no such Anglo-Norman term is known to have existed.[4]

The Latin word glis, which is the origin of the scientific name, is from the Proto-Indo-European root *gl̥h₁éys 'weasel, mouse', related to Sanskrit गिरि girí 'mouse' and Ancient Greek γαλέη galéē 'weasel'.

The Wikipedia article slides over the word 'edible' like it's a complete non-problem

[–] htrayl@lemmy.world 115 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The common name comes from the Romans, who ate them as a delicacy.

First paragraph.

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormouse

The edible dormouse (Glis glis) was considered a delicacy in ancient Rome, either as a savoury appetizer or as a dessert (dipped in honey and poppy seeds). The Romans used a special kind of enclosure, a glirarium, to raise and fatten dormice for the table.[6] It is still considered a delicacy in Slovenia and in several places in Croatia, namely Lika, and the islands of Hvar and Brač.[7][8] Dormouse fat was believed by the Elizabethans to induce sleep since the animal put on fat before hibernating.[9]

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

fucking elizabethans, no it can't possibly be that they put on fat so they can —like— survive not eating; no it's that the fat makes them sleep

brains so fucking huge they needed corsets and collars for structural support

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 13 points 1 month ago

Bless them for trying, Aristotle would have been proud!

[–] mayo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now I want to try one but only in that context.

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The context of ancient Rome?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Roman style renfaire?

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

The edible dormouse (Glis glis)

Glizzies

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

Too busy getting seconds of the dormouse vindaloo

[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 1 month ago

They're eating the mice!