Difference between revisions of "Hofed-ben-Edar"
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| − | * | + | * '''Howth Head, Binn Éadair:''' Howth Head and its Irish name, spelled differently so as to make it appear to be a Jewish name, ''ben'' serving the same purpose as the Gaelic ''mac'' in a surname or patronymic → appropriate for a commentator of the Talmud (''Dumlat'' spelled backwards) |
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| − | + | * ''Hofed, Child of Edar'' → HCE | |
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| + | * '''höfuð:''' (''Old Norse'') head → this is the source of the name Howth | ||
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| + | * '''hoofd:''' (''Dutch'') head | ||
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| + | * '''ben:''' (''Hebrew'') child of | ||
Revision as of 08:34, 8 April 2011
- Howth Head, Binn Éadair: Howth Head and its Irish name, spelled differently so as to make it appear to be a Jewish name, ben serving the same purpose as the Gaelic mac in a surname or patronymic → appropriate for a commentator of the Talmud (Dumlat spelled backwards)
- Hofed, Child of Edar → HCE
- höfuð: (Old Norse) head → this is the source of the name Howth
- hoofd: (Dutch) head
- ben: (Hebrew) child of
