kling- (ger) - sound + het klinkt (Dutch) - it sounds.
engel - obs. form of angel + Engels, Friedrich (1820-95) - Marx's collaborator + Engels (Dutch) - English + engel (Dutch) - angel.
Europeans + neu (ger) - new.
vigil - vigilant + I Peter 5:8: 'be vigilant; because your adversary the devil... walketh about'.
pattern (Anglo-Irish) - a patron saint's day, a religious gathering on a patron saint's feast day
putsch - a revolutionary attempt [(notebook 1924): 'putsch']
punner - one who makes puns, a punster + (mine of puns) + pantomime.
pro and con - for and against; in favour and in opposition + communis et propria (l) - public and private.
Minne (ger) - love
larry - confusion, excitement, noise + The Night before Larry Was Stretched (song).
spite - strong feeling of contempt, hatred or ill-will; rancorous or envious malice
O' hAodhagain (o'hegan) (gael) - descendant of Aodhagan (diminutive of Aodh, "fire").
Thoir-Mumhan (hirmun) (gael) - East Munster (S. province); anglic. Ormond.
O hIfearnain (o'hifernan) (gael) - descendant of Ifearnan ("infernal" [?]) + heavens
forte - a musical direction indicating a strong, loud tone in performance. Also forte forte, very loud.
biddy - a chicken, a fowl + a cock and bull story - an absurd or incredible story + SDV: — And this pootsch went on night after night according to you? For years & years perhaps. / — That's right. /
ludi longi (l) - long games + King Lludd founded London.
largos (Portuguese) - wide, broad
ri (ri) (gael) - king + right
teetotum - a very little person; a small four-sided disk or die having an initial letter inscribed on each of its sides, and a spindle passing down through it by which it could be twirled or spun with the fingers like a small top, the letter which lay uppermost, when it fell, deciding the fortune of the player + *VYC*.
peewee - small, tiny + pequeño (sp) - small + *IJ*.
The Letter: the last of the first
finny - provided with or having fins; finned
vary - particoloured, variegated + very
fere - sound, strong + there it is + funfair.
guid - Sc. form of good + {Matthew, unconvinced, cross-examines Yawn about his contradictory statements - adding confusion to the matter}
brasslatten - Dutch leaf or Dutch gold made by beating out plates of brass very thin + lattina (it) - tin, can.
tong - to emit a deep ringing sound, as a bell when struck
wing part (Joyce's note) → Fay: A Short Glossary of Theatrical Terms 32: 'Wing It. -- An actor who learns his part on the stage before he makes each entrance is said "to wing it"'.
pong - to make hollow ringing sound + Joyce's note: 'pong' → Fay: A Short Glossary of Theatrical Terms 22: 'Pong. -- An actor who does not know his part but invents it as he plays is "ponging it"'.
rally - a piece of rallying or banter; Theat. A general mêlée, scramble, or chase, of the characters in a pantomime + Joyce's note: 'the rally' → Fay: A Short Glossary of Theatrical Terms 24: 'Rally. -- When a portion of a scene is played with increased speed and spoken as rapidly as is consistent with audibility. It is used very often in farces just before the end of an act, or in very dramatic moments in a play'.
ramp - a swindle, hoax + Joyce's note: '- ramp' → Fay: A Short Glossary of Theatrical Terms 24: 'Ramp. -- A slope made of planks from a rostrum to the stage when steps are not used'.
rant - a high-flown, extravagant, or bombastic speech or utterance + Joyce's note: '- rant' → Fay: A Short Glossary of Theatrical Terms 24: 'Rant. -- To over act in a noisy manner'.
think - what one thinks about something, an opinion
grand juror - a person serving on a grand jury (a type of jury that determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial)
Belfast was called the "Athens of the North".
on or upon oath - under the obligation of an oath
mlad (Serbian) - young + my lad (notebook 1924) → Leader 2 Aug 1924, 616/1: 'As Others See Us': 'A Royal Family has its uses still, my lad'.
endure - to undergo without succumbing or giving way + Thomas Moore, Irish Melodies: song: Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms.
long term - extending over a long period of time
yur = your (obs.)
foremost - in the first place, firstly + to put the best foot foremost - to make a good appearance; to do one's best + open your mouth and put your foot in it (phrase).
tor - a high rock; a pile of rocks, gen. on the top of a hill; a rocky peak; Locally in Scotland, applied to an artificial mound; a burial mound + tors (Dutch) - body.
crest - the summit of a hill or mountain; an elevated ridge + (crests of waves).
Corcaigh (kurki) (gael) - Swamp; S. city and county; anglic. Cork + Cork Examiner - newspaper + court examiner.
examiner - an investigator; one who examines or interrogates (an accused person, a witness, etc.), one who conducts an official jury (obs.)
make water - to urinate + (Mark Lyons represents Cork and Munster).
reen = rhine - a drainage ditch, runnel + rioghan (rin) (gael) - queen + rain
planty (Ulster Pronunciation) - plenty + in plenty - in abundance, plentifully, abundantly.
teem - a 'pour', a downpour of rain + SDV: — D'yu mean to tell us the on your oath [my lad], yer mune was shining night after night for years and years when you swore [to it perhaps] a while back [the other way about] there was plenty of rain alla the time? / — Perhaps so. I never thought about it, faith. /
duly - rightly, properly, fitly + jury
Calvinism - the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone + Roman Catholic.
actionable - affording grounds for legal action
I Corinthians 13:13: 'faith, hope, charity'
caste - one of the several hereditary classes into which society in India has from time immemorial been divided + cost account - an account kept of the cost of production of articles, works, etc.
inspired - infused or communicated by divine or supernatural power; having the character of inspiration; prompted by, or emanating from, an influential (but unavowed) source: said of particular views or information on some public matter, or of a speaker, writer, journal, etc. that publishes such.
indulgent - being favorably inclined; showing or characterized by or given to indulgence + forty days' indulgence.
invalid - an infirm or sickly person
tarty - resembling or suggestive of a 'tart', or woman of immoral character; cheap, gaudy + Antarctic
villa - any residence of a superior or handsome type, or of some architectural pretension, in the suburbs of a town or in a residential district; also, any small better-class dwelling-house, usually one which is detached or semi-detached.
gulp - the action or an act of gulping or swallowing in large portions + Lord's help.
souser - a thorough drenching or soaking + cup and saucer.
recusant - Hist. One, especially a Roman Catholic, who refused to attend the services of the Church of England; one who refuses to submit to some authority, comply with some regulation or request, etc.
genuflexion - the action of kneeling or bending the knee, esp. in worship + (notebook 1924): '200 genuflections' → Kinane: St. Patrick 201: (of Saint Patrick) 'he recited a hundred Psalms, making at the same time two hundred genuflections'.
blight - any malignant influence of obscure or mysterious origin + Thomas Moore, Irish Melodies: song: At the Mid Hour of Night: 'At the mid hour of night, when stars are weeping, I fly'.