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* '''thorp:''' (''Old English'') village; hamlet | * '''thorp:''' (''Old English'') village; hamlet | ||
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| + | * '''Thorp:''' may imply [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor Thor], god of thunder and war in Germanic mythology; it's unclear whether endings ''-thorp'', ''-thurp'', ''-dorf'' in many Germanic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor#Toponyms toponyms] are associated with Thor, or just have the meaning of [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=thorp "dwelling"] | ||
| + | ** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&id=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans&entity=JoyceColl.GlasheenFinnegans.p0369&isize=L Third Census of Finnegans Wake] | ||
* '''Toper's Thorp:''' Dublin? | * '''Toper's Thorp:''' Dublin? | ||
*'''Thorne''' Smith (American novellist,1892-1934): '''Topper''' (1926); '''Topper takes a trip''' (1932) | *'''Thorne''' Smith (American novellist,1892-1934): '''Topper''' (1926); '''Topper takes a trip''' (1932) | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 27 June 2012
- this man of Hod → this man of Hod cement & → this man of hod, cement and edifices in Toper's Thorp
- toper: a heavy drinker; an alcoholic
- thorp: (Old English) village; hamlet
- Thorp: may imply Thor, god of thunder and war in Germanic mythology; it's unclear whether endings -thorp, -thurp, -dorf in many Germanic toponyms are associated with Thor, or just have the meaning of "dwelling"
- Toper's Thorp: Dublin?
- Thorne Smith (American novellist,1892-1934): Topper (1926); Topper takes a trip (1932)
