Swete and brack
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Jump to navigationJump to search- sweet and brackish: the fresh water of the River Liffey and the salt water of Dublin Bay, which merge in the river's estuary
- svet: (Russian) light
- brak: (Russian) marriage → droit of signory
- white and black → L/R split
- Finngaill and Dubhgaill: (Irish) "white foreigners" and "black foreigners" → generic names for the Norwegian and Danish settlers in Ireland
- Swede: citizen of Sweden