Emmet (heraldry)
The Emmet, also called the ant and the pismire, is an heraldic charge in European heraldry, particularly in British and German heraldry.
Significance
The emmet is understood as a symbol of hard work and of wisdom. In his A Display of Heraldrie (1610), John Guillim of the English College of Arms says:
Examples from Britain
Gallery
Arms of Brekendorf, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Arms of Brekendorf, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Arms of Fulleren, in Alsace, France
Arms of the commune of Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France
Arms of the commune of Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, France
Arms of Marwitz
Arms of Marwitz
Arms of Zeschdorf, in Brandenburg, Germany
Arms of Zeschdorf, in Brandenburg, Germany
Emmet
Emmet may refer to:
Places
People
Fiction
Emmet Brickowski, the protagonist of The Lego Movie
Other
Emmet (Upland)
Emmet is a mountain of Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany.
Coordinates: 51°16′N 8°39′E / 51.267°N 8.650°E / 51.267; 8.650
Emmet (Cornish)
Emmet (alt spellings emmit or emit) is a pejorative nickname that some Cornish people use to refer to the non-Cornish. It originally referred to tourists who visit Cornwall but has also been used by native Cornish Folk to refer to "incomers" or residents who have moved to the county but were not born there. The related terms Overner and Overlander are used on the Isle of Wight to refer to outsiders from the mainland, who are viewed with similar levels of suspicion.
Etymology
It is commonly thought to be derived from the Cornish-language word for ant, being an analogy to the way in which both tourists and ants are often red in colour and appear to mill around. However the use of 'emmet' to mean ants is actually from the Cornish dialect of English and is derived from the Old English word æmete from which the modern English word ant, is also derived (compare Modern German Ameise [ant]). The Cornish word for ant is actually moryonenn (pl. moryon)
Porthemmet Beach hoax
In August 2007, Truro-born Jonty Haywood began promoting the fictional Porthemmet (Port of Emmet) beach in North Cornwall with fake road signs and a hoax website, confusing tourists and amusing locals. In July 2008 Haywood placed a further set of signs.
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