LIVLAND (LIVONIA) - former Baltic province of Russia, lying West of the Gulf of Riga. Main city Riga, main river the Dvina.
Hoch! (ger) - cheer
ziveo (Serbian) - a health in drinking; a toast; long life to you!
Lett - a member of a people living near the Baltic, mainly in Latvia + Lettland (ger) - Latvia.
skol - a health in drinking; a toast + skall! (Danish) - cheers!
vives (l) - you (sing.) will live + vive! (fr) - long live!
impress - characteristic or distinctive mark; special character stamped upon anything + Empress of Asia - a ship.
Columbia - first American ship to circumnavigate the globe
paranymph - Gr. Antiq. The 'friend of the bridegroom', who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern 'best man' or groomsman, or a bridesmaid.
Eigg is one of the Small Isles in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is known for its quartz beach, called the "singing sands" on account of the squeaking noise it makes if walked on when dry.
goosegrease - the melted fat of the goose, used in domestic medicine as an ointment
uns - obs. Sc. form of ounce + uns (ger) - us.
canaille - a contemptuous name given to the populace; the 'vile herd', vile populace, the mob
canzone - a song, a ballad
Blume (ger) - flower
wedlock - the marriage vow or obligation + (chastity belt).
(notebook 1930): 'Bolton,' (the entry is cancelled, not crayoned) → Bolton, Lord Mayor of Dublin + buttoned.
Durdin - Lord Mayor of Dublin + Dear Dirty Dublin.
Appia [via] (l) - the Appian Way (road south from Rome)
pluvia (l) - rain + pluviabilis (l) - able to rain, prone to rain.
weil (ger) - because
Herr (ger) - the German equivalent of Mr.; a German gentleman; master + her
lifer - one sentenced to penal servitude (or earlier, transportation) for life + I her lover am still.
amstel (notebook 1930) → Washington Irving: A History of New York, book V, ch. II: 'Fort Casimir... was afterwards called Nieuw-Amstel, and was the germ of the present flourishing town of Newcastle, or, more properly speaking, No Castle, there being nothing of the kind on the premises'.
casemate (French Slang) - vulva + checkmate.
grippe - obs. form of grip + grippe (fr) - flu.
fiume (it) - river + Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) + fuming.
snuggler - one who snuggles (Of persons, esp. children: To lie snug or close, esp. for warmth or comfort; to settle down cosily or comfortably.)
chambrette (fr) - little room
bestink - to afflict with stench
Spanish + punish.
furioso - a furious person; Mus. 'Furioso' denotes a quick movement, but principally that species of movement which requires a wildness of character in the execution + furioso (sp) - violent.
hoch - an exclamation of loyal approval; a cheer, hurrah + hoch (ger) - high + Hochzeit (ger) - wedding + Howth
Genesis 2:24: 'a man... shall cleave unto his wife'
Everest - the name of the highest mountain in the world, on the frontier of Nepal and Tibet
laurus (l) - laurel + Petrarch's beloved, Laura + Annie Laurie (song).
pisoved (Russian) - ant
ribbon - a narrow woven band of some fine material, as silk or satin, used to ornament clothing or headgear, or utilized for other purposes
wenn (ger) - if
prowess - valour, bravery; manly courage, active fortitude
expouse - obs. form of espouse (to unite in marriage) + exposed
heavenliness - the state or quality of being heavenly in origin, nature, or character
anchorite - a person who has withdrawn or secluded himself from the world; usually one who has done so for religious reasons, a recluse, a hermit + Anker (German) = anker (Dutch) - anchor + ride at anchor (phrase).
frei (ger) - free + Pforte (ger) - door, gate + reporter
Trinity House, London (shipping administration)
dame de pique (fr) - queen of spades + 'At Trinity Church I Met My Doom' (music-hall song).
poke - a bag, a small sack: applied to a bag of any material or description, but usually smaller than a sack. Now dial. exc. in to buy a pig in a poke (to buy something without carefully examining it) + (notebook 1930): 'poke cat' → Washington Irving: A History of New York, book III, ch. VII: 'a strict adherence to the good old vulgar maxim about "buying a pig in a poke".'
foregather - to gather together, assemble; to encounter, meet; esp. to meet with. 'Now commonly used to denote an accidental meeting.'
sunbath - an exposure to the direct rays of the sun, orig. as a method of medical treatment; basking in the sun + Bad (ger) - bath + Sinbad the Sailor + if I forget her it was my sin.
forseek - to seek thoroughly, seek out; to weary (oneself) with seeking + versichere ich (ger) - I insure, I assure + versuche ich meine List (ger) - I try my cunning + if I forsake her, it's my loss.
catgut - the dried and twisted intestines of sheep, also of the horse and ass; used for the strings of musical instruments; also as bands in lathes, clocks, etc. + Kattegat: strait, Denmark.
Hund (ger) - dog + dachshund - a dog of a short-legged, long-bodied breed.
crott - dirt (obs. rare.) + crotte (fr) - turd.
clene = clean (obs.)
cutaway - a coat or jacket with the front cut away below the waist so as to curve back to the tails; a thing made or designed with a part cut out or absent
Constantinople - the City of Constantine, formerly called Byzantium + (notebook 1930): 'constant o noples ends'.
Capitol - Literally, A citadel on the head or top of a hill + capitol - obs. form of capital + (notebook 1930): 'Capitol' → The Encyclopædia Britannica vol. XXVIII, 'Washington', 349a: 'the city is divided into... four parts by North Capitol, East Capitol and South Capitol streets, which intersect at the Capitol'.
engirdle - to surround with, or as with, a girdle + umgurtle (ger) - girdle + SDV: and I did encompass her about, my vermin breeder,
vermicelli - a kind of pasta made in the form of long, slender, hard threads, and used as an article of diet + vermiculi (pl.) (l) - little worms + vermicelli à la vinaigrette (fr) - pasta dish.
vinaigrette - a small ornamental bottle or box usually containing a sponge charged with some aromatic or pungent salts; transf. Applied to a person.
enfranchise - to admit to freedom, set free (a slave or serf); to admit to municipal or political privileges, to admit to the electoral 'franchise' or right of voting for members of parliament.
Liberty's - London silk goods firm, named for its founder. The Liberties are part of Dublin.
fringe - an ornamental bordering, consisting of a narrow band to which are attached threads of silk, cotton, etc., either loose or formed into tassels, twists, etc. + speech
until - Indicating the person towards whom an action, feeling, statement, etc., is directed.
Lilien (ger) - lilies + Junger (ger) - disciple.
soft goods - woollen or cotton fabrics, such as cretonne, chintz, lace, muslin, velvet, etc., or articles made of these
hardware - small ware or goods of metal
passim - a Latin word, used chiefly after the name of a book or author, to indicate the occurrence of something in various places throughout the book or writings
ladderproof - Of garments, esp. stockings: to develop ladders as the result of the breaking of a thread or threads.
hosiery - hose collectively
stockinger - one who works at a stocking hand-loom, a framework knitter, stocking weaver + (notebook 1930): 'Stockingers' → Booth: In Darkest England and the Way Out, preface: 'the degradation and helpless misery of the poor Stockingers of my native town'.
raiment - especially fine or decorative clothing + (notebook 1930): 'raiment' → Booth: In Darkest England and the Way Out, preface: 'material blessings, including such commonplace things as food, raiment, home, and work, the parent of so many other temporal benefits'.
coquette - coquettish, of or characterized by coquetry + cocquette (obs) - cocket, customs duty + (notebook 1930): 'cocquette' → Hardiman: The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway 147n: (quoting from a 17th century list of customs payments) 'for goods shipt by coast cocquette — — — 11 2 3' (i.e. eleven pounds, two shillings, three pence).
coif - a close-fitting cap covering the top, back, and sides of the head
agnus (l) - lamb + Agnès - Parisian milliner.
pennyworth - the amount of anything which is or may be bought for a penny + Joyce's note: 'pennig' → Walsh: Scandinavian Relations with Ireland during the Viking Period 33: 'the existence of such old Norse loan-words in Irish as... penning' (Old Norse penningr: a 'penny').
knagg (OE) - knot in wood, lump
jet - a dense black coal that takes a high polish and is used for jewelry
silvered - coated with silver or silver-foil; suffused with silver lustre, silver-coloured
waterrose = water-lily - the common name for many aquatic plants with large flowers, belonging to the N.O. Nymphæaceæ. In British use chiefly applied to the white water-lily, Nymphæa alba, and the yellow water-lily, Nuphar lutea.
geegaw - a gaudy trifle, plaything, or ornament, a pretty thing of little value, a toy or bauble
novelty - something new or unusual; a novel thing or occurrence
waspy (notebook 1930) → Washington Irving: A History of New York, book IV, ch. I: 'Wilhelmus Kieft, who in 1634 ascended the gubernatorial chair... was universally denominated William the Testy. His appearance answered to his name. He was a brisk, wiry, waspish little old gentleman'
Redfern - perfectly-fitting lady's coat or jacket (from the vogue obtained, 1879 on, by Redfern, Maddox, W. Regent Street, whose lady's tailoring became celebrated over the whole world).
laurelwood - a tropical american timber tree
transparency - that which is transparent; a transparent object or medium
'such as women wear from knees downward' (notebook 1924) → Connacht Tribune 5 Jul 1924, 5/3: 'The Secret of the Garden': (of the buried remains of an aged woman apparently murdered by her son) 'There were stockings of black cloth such as women wear from the knees down on both legs and feet'.
peltry - undressed skins, esp. of animals valuable for their furs + (notebook 1930): 'peltries' → Washington Irving: A History of New York, book II, ch. II: (of the Indians) 'Our benevolent forefathers endeavored as much as possible to ameliorate their situation, by giving them gin, rum, and glass beads, in exchange for their peltries'.
piled - laid or reared in a pile or piles, heaped + Pilate, Pontius - Roman governor of Judea under whom Christ was crucified + Pile - Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Pim's - Dublin drapers
SLYNE, W, AND CO - Draper's shop at 71 Grafton Street, around the turn of the century.
SPARROW AND CO - Ladies' and Gentlemen's Outfitters, 16 South Great George's Street.
lumine - to light up, illumine + lumineuse (fr) - luminous (feminine).
Luxor - town on site of Thebes + James Joyce, Dubliners: 'Grace': 'Lux upon Lux' + luxuries.
primavera (it) - spring + mère (fr) - mother.
Pyrrhic - of, pertaining to, or like that of Pyrrhus + Pyrrhic victory - a victory gained at too great a cost + Pyrrha (gr) - "Red": Deucalion's wife.
pyrinos (gr) - (1) fiery; (2) wheaten, of wheat + pyrrias (gr) - redhead.
or (fr) - gold
reine (fr) - queen + beau (fr) - beautiful + rainbow.
sourire (fr) - smile
d'hiver (fr) - of winter
crinoline - a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing; full stiff petticoat made of crinoline; a skirt stiffened with hoops
patten - a kind of overshoe or sandal worn to raise the ordinary shoes out of mud or wet; consisting, since 17th c., of a wooden sole secured to the foot by a leather loop passing over the instep, and mounted on an iron oval ring, or similar device, by which the wearer is raised an inch or two from the ground.
trilby - a jocular name for the foot + (notebook 1924): 'Trilby *V*'.
tortuous - full of twists, turns, or bends; twisted, winding + (notebook 1930): 'Torture of boots' → Collins: Life in Old Dublin 145: (of the martyrdom of Archbishop O'Hurley) 'Henry Wallop determined to subject the Archbishop to torture called the "Boots"... Of this torture, the historian Stanihurst writes: - "... the executioner placed the Archbishop's feet and calves in tin boots filled with oil... and placed fire under them..."'
bede - ME. form of bead, often used in mod.Eng. in the now archaic sense of 'prayer.'
wampum - cylindrical beads made from the ends of shells rubbed down, polished, and threaded on strings + (notebook 1930): 'wampum' → Washington Irving: A History of New York, book IV, ch. I: 'Indian money... strings of beads wrought out of clams, periwinkles, and other shell-fish, and called seawant or wampum'.
mercery - the wares sold by a mercer + mercury + (notebook 1930): 'murcury'.
glaze - a transparent substance used for coating anything, so as to produce a glazed or lustrous surface
shard - the elytron or wing-case of a coleopterous insect; broken fragment (e.g. of glazed pottery or of a mirror) + (notebook 1930): 'shard'.
tomorrow + mirror - to reflect in the manner of a mirror.
daintiness - the quality of being fine, handsome, delightful, etc. (obs. in general sense)
thee (Dutch) - tea
naggin - a small mug or cup + (notebook 1930): 'mee & thee time cuppandnaggin hour' + Copenhagen.
Schwanchen (ger) - little swan + 'Silent, O Moyle': A song by Thomas Moore based on the legend of Fionnula, Lir's daughter, who was turned into a swan by her stepmother Aoife.
school - a shoal or large number of fish, porpoises, whales, etc. swimming together whilst feeding or migrating
Sruth na Maoile (sru nu mwile) (gael) - Sea-stream of the Bald [headland]; sea between Ireland and Scotland; anglic. Moyle (poetic) + Thomas Moore: Irish Melodies, song: The Song of Fionnuala: 'Silent, oh Moyle' (glossed in a footnote: 'Fionnuala, the daughter of Lir, was, by some supernatural power transformed into a swan').
marine - of or belonging to the sea + moules marinières (fr) - marine mussels.
seasong - a song such as is sung by sailors + say (Irish Pronunciation) - sea + (notebook 1930): 'saysangs'.
silent - the time of silence (obs.) + (notebook 1930): 'To her silents'.
up - to elevate; to lift or pick up + swan-upping - marking swans with nick on beak as sign of royal ownership.
court + King's County - County Offaly.
Aldrich - Lord Mayor of Dublin + aldrig (Danish) - never + eldritch - suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; weird and sinister or ghostly.
oless - obs. form of unless + olor (l) - swan + alas.
unhead - to deprive or divest of a head, top, or end + unheed - to pay no heed to, to disregard.
exceeding - extremely great, excessive + (notebook 1930): 'exceeding bitter' → In Darkest England 15: If this were the first time that this wail of hopeless misery had sounded on our ears the matter would have been less serious. It is because we have heard it so often that the case is so desperate. The exceeding bitter cry of the disinherited has become to be as familiar in the ears of men as the dull roar of the streets or as the moaning of the wind through the trees + Genesis 27:34: 'And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father'.
beak - the human nose (humorously.); the pointed and ornamented projection at the prow of ancient vessels, esp. of war galleys, where it was used in piercing and disabling the enemy's vessels.