lead - Journalism. A summary or outline of a newspaper story, a guide to a story that needs further development or exploration; Theatr. The leading or principal part in a play; one who plays such a part.
harem - the part of a Muslim dwelling-house appropriated to the women, constructed so as to secure the utmost seclusion and privacy
jockey - a diminutive or familiar by-form of the name Jock or John, usually with the sense 'little Jock, Jacky, Johnny'; hence, applicable (contemptuously) to any man of the common people; spec. A professional rider in horse-races + Jack the Ripper.
jerk - to jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of horses; to pull, or move with a sudden movement
jake - a rustic lout or simpleton
Patrick - name of the patron saint of Ireland + REFERENCE
chat - to talk in a light and informal manner, to converse familiarly and pleasantly
tunc (l) - then + (onomat.) + Tunc page of 'Book of Kells', plate XI + FDV: The archdruid Barkeley [in his heptachromatic sevenhued roranyellowgreeblandigo [of the Irish josspidgeon topside joss pidgeon man]] then explained to silent [whiterobed] Patrick the illusion illusiones of the colourful world of joss, its furniture, animal, vegetable and mineral, appearing to fallen men under but one reflected reflection reflectionem of the several iridal gradations of solar light, that one which it had been unable to absorb absorbere while for the seer beholding reality, the thing as in itself it is, all objects showed themselves in their true colours coloribus, resplendent with sextuple glory gloria of the light actually contained retained within them. In other words To eyes so unsealed King Leary's fiery locks appeared of the colour of sorrel green, while of his six-coloured costume, His Majesty's saffron kilt of the hue of brewed boiled spinach, the royal golden breasttorc of the tint of curly cabbage, the verdant mantle of the monarch as of the green viridity of laurel boughs leaves, the commanding azure eyes of a thyme and parsley aspect, the enamelled Indian gem of the ruler's maledictive ring as a rich once an olive lentil, the violet violaceous warwon contusions of the prince's features tinged uniformly as with an infusion a brew of sennacassia.
bymeby = by and by - at once, immediately; in a little while, soon, presently + bymby (Beche-la-Mar) - Used to indicate future tense.
bullocky - resembling a bullock + Bullocky - 19th century Aboriginal cricketer (toured England as part of an Aboriginal team in 1868).
vamp - to make one's way on foot, to tramp or trudge
twopenny + Twopenny - 19th century Aboriginal cricketer (toured England as part of an Aboriginal team in 1868).
bob (Slang) - shilling
topside - the highest level of authority, in a position of authority; the upper side of anything + topside (Pidgin) - superior.
joss - a Chinese idol or cult image, foreman + joss (Pidgin) - God.
pidgin - a language as spoken in a simplified or altered form by non-natives, spec. as a means of communication between people not sharing a common language; a Chinese corruption of Eng. business, used widely for any action, occupation, or affair.
fella - representing an affected or vulgar pronunciation of fellow + FDV: [of the Irish josspidgeon topside joss pidgeon man]
Berkeley, George (1685-1752) - Anglican bishop of Cloyne, in Ireland; philosopher who, according to Ulysses (49), "took the veil of the temple out of his shovel hat: veil of space with coloured emblems hatched on its field' + Buckley + {Archdruid Berkeley or Bulkely (*C*, Chinese Pidgin English; no known historical figure of that name) speaking in debate with Saint Patrick (*V*, Nippon English) before King Leary (*E*)}
druid - one of an order of men among the ancient Celts of Gaul and Britain, who, according to Cæsar were priests or religious ministers and teachers, but who figure in native Irish and Welsh legend as magicians, sorcerers, soothsayers, and the like.
chinchin - exp. of greeting or farewell; casual talk, chatter + chin chin joss (Pidgin) - religious worship.
hepta (gr) - seven + chromatic - pertaining to colour + heptachromatikos (gr) - seven-colored [Flood: Ireland, Its Saints and Scholars 87: 'an Ollave... was privileged to wear the same number of colours in his clothes as a monarch' (i.e. seven colours, as opposed to just six colours for regular poets)].
septicoloratus (l) - seven-colored + FDV: [in his heptachromatic sevenhued roranyellowgreeblandigo
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo (7 colours of rainbow)
mantle - a loose sleeveless cloak of varying length
catholic + patho- (gr) - suffering-, -suffering + FDV: then explained to silent [whiterobed] Patrick
alb - a tunic or vestment of white cloth reaching to the feet, and enveloping the entire person + (notebook 1923): 'whiterobed girls - King' → Flood: Ireland, Its Saints and Scholars 14: 'When the Saint and his attendants assembled at early morning... they found there Ethnea and Felimia, two daughters of King Laery... The sisters at first thought that St. Patrick and his white-robed companions were Duine Sidhe or fairies'.
her mister brother? the whose name (notebook 1923)
cassock - a garment worn by clergymen
groaner - one who groans; also slang, a thief who attends funerals or religious gatherings
friary - a fraternity or brotherhood of friars + (Patrick's throat hums with chant sung also by his monks, who fast with him).
fast (ger) - almost
quoniam (l) - since now, whereas + Quoniam page of 'Book of Kells' (Sullivan: The Book of Kells plate XIV).
yeh - yes
noh - no
scilicet - to wit, that is to say, namely; Used ironically: Forsooth.
illusione (it) - illusion + FDV: the illusion illusiones of the colourful world of joss,
photoprismos (gr) - gripping light tightly + photoprismatikos (gr) - light-prismatic.
velamina - membrane, velum, veil + velamina (pl.) (l) - coverings, robes, garments, veils.
epiphany - manifestation, esp. an appearance of a divinity (in N.T. applied to the advent or 'appearing' of Christ) ["Remember your epiphanies written on green oval leaves, deeply deep, copies to be sent if you died to all the great libraries of the world, including Alexandria?" (Ulysses)] + panepiphanes (gr) - all-visible, completely manifest.
spectaculum (l) - sight, spectacle, scene + spectrum - the coloured band into which a beam of light is decomposed by means of a prism or diffraction grating.
zo- - animal + anthos (gr) - flower + lithos (gr) - stone + FDV: its furniture, animal, vegetable and mineral,
Berkeley used phrase 'furniture of earth' to refer to totality of material objects.
iridal (rare.) - of or belonging to the rainbow
gradationes (pl.) (l) - series of steps, flights of stairs + FDV: appearing to fallen men under but one reflected reflection reflectionem of the several iridal gradations of solar light,
furniture of hueful panepiphanal world
absorbere (l) - to suck up, swallow + (the 'colour' of an object is that part of the spectrum which it reflects and does not absorb) + FDV: that one which it had been unable to absorb absorbere
paradox (rare.) - to affect with a paradox, to cause to show a paradox or contradiction + dux (l) - leader.
7 degrees of wisdom (notebook 1923) → Flood: Ireland, Its Saints and Scholars 86: 'The course of education was divided into seven stages, or as they were called the "seven degrees of wisdom"... the highest grade was known as an 'Ollave'... In the Bardic schools the course extended over twelve years'.
ens (l) - being + entis (l) - of a being + Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) - English natural philosopher, author of the Principia and Universal Arithmetic + Einstein.
ontos (gr) - being, creature; reality + ontôn (gr) - of beings.
savvy - to understand, comprehend
inwardness - fundamental nature, essence
ding - an imitation of the ringing sound of a heavy bell, or of metal when struck + Ding (ger) - thing + Ding an sich (ger) - thing in itself.
hvad (Danish) - what
id est (l) - that is + (notebook 1923): 'Culter of this thing in itself see the grass (r+o+y+b+i+v)'.
in coloribus (l) - in colors + FDV: while for the seer beholding reality, the thing as in itself it is, all objects showed themselves in their true colours coloribus,
resplendent - shining, brilliant, splendid
sextuple - sixfold; six times as great or numerous; consisting of six parts or things
gloria - dazzling light bursting from opened heavens + gloria (l) - glory, pride.
retained - kept on, preserved + FDV: resplendent with sextuple glory gloria of the light actually contained retained within them.
intus (l) - within + "Entis-Onton".
ruminant + remnant + Roman Catholic (Patrick).
Roman Catholic - a member or adherent of the Roman Church.
stereotype - fixed or perpetuated in an unchanging form + opticus (l) - of or pertaining to sight.
preachy - having a preaching style, didactic
utpiam (l) - anyway
Pat - abbreviation of the Christian name Patrick
ante (l) - before
verbigerate - to go on repeating the same word or phrase in a meaningless fashion, as a symptom of mental disease + verbi gratia (l) - "for a word": for example, for instance.
murmur + lento (l) - slow + lentus (l) - slow, sluggish + murmurillo (l) - to mutter.
stridulus (l) - to shriek; creaking, hissing + stridulous - characterized by or making a shrill grating sound or noise + celeris (l) - fast, speedy.
harang (Hungarian) - bell (in bellfry) + Hwang-Ho river, in China, changed course in 1852, seizing the bed of the Tsing river.
csengo (Hungarian) - ringing; bell (in telephone) + singsong.
comprehenduriens (l) - longing to grasp, wishing to seize (O Hehir, Brendan; Dillon, John M. / A classical lexicon for Finnegans wake)
clarus (l) - clear, bright + aktis (gr) - ray, beam + claraktinismos (l+gr) - brightrayism + actinism (Archaic) - philosophy of radiant heat and light.
augmentum (l) - increase, growth, augmentation
caloripoiia (l+gr) - a making of heat, a heating (O Hehir, Brendan; Dillon, John M. / A classical lexicon for Finnegans wake)
lit. durchsichtig (ger) - transparent
overking - a superior king; a king who is the superior of other rulers having the title of king + uber (ger) - over.
Laoghaire (Leary) - Irish High King at the time of Saint Patrick
fiery - having the appearance of fire; brightly glowing or flaming, of a blazing red
sorrel - one or other of certain small perennial plants belonging to the genus Rumex, characterized by a sour taste, and to some extent cultivated for culinary purposes; of a bright chestnut colour, reddish brown + FDV: In other words To eyes so unsealed King Leary's fiery locks appeared of the colour of sorrel green,
niger (l) - black + blanc (fr) - white + knickerbocker - a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York; a New-Yorker (i.e. of the new world).
Holmgren - the name of A. F. Holmgren (1831-97), Swedish physiologist, used in the possessive in Holmgren's (wool) test, a test for colour-blindness devised by Holmgren in which the subject is asked to match differently coloured pieces of wool + holm - the holm-oak + Holm (ger) - hill + homegrown.
worsted - a woollen fabric or stuff made from well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool combed to lay the fibres parallel; made of worsted or worsted yarn
saffron - the orange-yellow colour of saffron + (saffron kilts are a traditional Irish costume).
petticoat - undergarment worn under a skirt + FDV: while of his six-coloured costume, His Majesty's saffron kilt of the hue of brewed boiled spinach,
spinach + Spinoza + "The light beheld by the druid is an interior light, the wave-lengths absorbed within objects. For him this is always some shade of green. Different parts of King Leary appear the tints of herb-green, boiled spinach, cabbage, laurel leaves, thyme and parsley, olives and senna leaves." (McHugh, Roland / The sigla of Finnegans wake)