an appropriate wotd for LJ

maunder MON-dur, intransitive verb:
1. To talk incoherently; to speak in a rambling manner.
2. To wander aimlessly or confusedly.

Maunder is possibly a dialectal variant of meander (possibly influenced by wander).

sub rosa sub RO-zuh adverb

Secretly, privately, or confidentially.

[From Latin sub (under) rosa (rose). From the ancient practice of using a rose as a symbol of secrecy.]

I’ve made a number of sub rosa posts in my journal to use as reminders.

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