FF Word of the Day: HINT

[Jenny]

The lines of Forrest Fenn's Poem begins with.....

As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
and hint of riches new and old.


There are to be nine CLUES in the poem, but here Forrest uses the word hint.

We've been told 'hints' offer help to understanding the clues, while clues provide directions to the hidden Treasure Chest.

So what does 'hint' of riches new and old refer to? What do you think?



Definition of HINT:

noun: hint; plural noun: hints
1.
a slight or indirect indication or suggestion.
"he has given no hint of his views"
synonyms: clue, inkling, suggestion, indication, indicator, sign, signal, pointer, intimation, insinuation, innuendo, mention, whisper
"a hint that he would leave"
a small piece of practical information or advice.
"handy hints about what to buy"
synonyms: tip, suggestion, pointer, clue, guideline, recommendation; More
a very small trace of something.
"Randy smiled with a hint of mockery"
synonyms: trace, touch, suspicion, suggestion, dash, soupçon, tinge, modicum, whiff, taste, undertone; More
verb
verb: hint; 3rd person present: hints; past tense: hinted; past participle: hinted; gerund or present participle: hinting
1.
suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly.
"there were those who hinted at doctored evidence"
synonyms: imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest, indicate, signal; More
(of a thing) be a slight or possible indication of.
"the restrained fronts of the terraced houses only hinted at the wealth within"

[mikemarcum879]

Aug 16, 2018 7:37:40 GMT -5 Jenny said:

The lines of Forrest Fenn's Poem begins with.....

As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
and hint of riches new and old.


There are to be nine CLUES in the poem, but here Forrest uses the word hint.

We've been told 'hints' offer help to understanding the clues, while clues provide directions to the hidden Treasure Chest.

So what does 'hint' of riches new and old refer to? What do you think?



Definition of HINT:

noun: hint; plural noun: hints
1.
a slight or indirect indication or suggestion.
"he has given no hint of his views"
synonyms: clue, inkling, suggestion, indication, indicator, sign, signal, pointer, intimation, insinuation, innuendo, mention, whisper
"a hint that he would leave"
a small piece of practical information or advice.
"handy hints about what to buy"
synonyms: tip, suggestion, pointer, clue, guideline, recommendation; More
a very small trace of something.
"Randy smiled with a hint of mockery"
synonyms: trace, touch, suspicion, suggestion, dash, soupçon, tinge, modicum, whiff, taste, undertone; More
verb
verb: hint; 3rd person present: hints; past tense: hinted; past participle: hinted; gerund or present participle: hinting
1.
suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly.
"there were those who hinted at doctored evidence"
synonyms: imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest, indicate, signal; More
(of a thing) be a slight or possible indication of.
"the restrained fronts of the terraced houses only hinted at the wealth within"

Admin my thoughts of hint riches new and old.
I think ff is talking about the treasure chest why I say this forrest have said there are old Spanish coins and newer double eagle coins in the TC.
I always thought it was something else.But I think ff is talking about the TC now.IMO

[CJ]

Thinking out loud again this morning...about the possibilities of his ambiguous writing.

Either:

I can keep my secret AND I can hint

OR

I can keep my "secret and I can keep my "hint"

Is he keeping the secret and hinting, or is he keeping the secret and also keeping the hint?

This may not be helpful to anyone - but I do think that understanding his ambiguous writing and thinking about what he intended may be critical to the winning solve.