Difference between revisions of "Arundgirond"
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| − | + | *''' Arun:''' a river in Southern England | |
| + | * '''Gironde:''' a river in southern France | ||
| + | * '''around''' | ||
| + | * '''a run''' | ||
| + | * '''giro:''' (''Italian'') turn, tour, rotation | ||
| + | * '''rund:''' (''Geman'') round | ||
| + | * '''rond:''' (''French'') round | ||
| + | * '''arundo:''' (''Latin'') reed; fishing rod | ||
| − | + | * '''Ring Around the Rosie:''' Nursery rhy,e (supposedly about the Black Plague). → [[aringarouma]] | |
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| − | + | * Given the allusions to May Day rites ("[[And they crowned her their chariton queen, all the maids. Of the may?]]") and marriages ("[[marritime]]'), this description of Anna running "arundgirond" (in a circle) but also "in a waveney lyne" and a spiral ('gire') suggests she is encircling a May Pole: | |
| + | [[Category: Rivers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:48, 26 August 2012
- Arun: a river in Southern England
- Gironde: a river in southern France
- around
- a run
- giro: (Italian) turn, tour, rotation
- rund: (Geman) round
- rond: (French) round
- arundo: (Latin) reed; fishing rod
- Ring Around the Rosie: Nursery rhy,e (supposedly about the Black Plague). → aringarouma
- Given the allusions to May Day rites ("And they crowned her their chariton queen, all the maids. Of the may?") and marriages ("marritime'), this description of Anna running "arundgirond" (in a circle) but also "in a waveney lyne" and a spiral ('gire') suggests she is encircling a May Pole:
