Difference between revisions of "Doornail"
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* '''at Death's door:''' (''phrase'') on one's deathbed → ''the'', the last word of FW, and [[the. Dor.|Dor]] on [[Page 20|020.17]] | * '''at Death's door:''' (''phrase'') on one's deathbed → ''the'', the last word of FW, and [[the. Dor.|Dor]] on [[Page 20|020.17]] | ||
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| + | * Karl Reisman notes "whiskey" in "doornail" from medieval French for door (huis) + Danish nogle (key) --- HenHanna notes in 2nd & 4th letters of the Hebrew alphabet (meaning House & Door ) Bet & Daleth - Birth & Death. | ||
* '''Do ye think me dead?''' (''song'') ''[[Finnegan's Wake]]'' | * '''Do ye think me dead?''' (''song'') ''[[Finnegan's Wake]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Songs and lyrics]] | [[Category: Songs and lyrics]] | ||
[[Category: Sayings]] | [[Category: Sayings]] | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 9 January 2019
- as dead as a doornail (saying) → metonymy
- Karl Reisman notes "whiskey" in "doornail" from medieval French for door (huis) + Danish nogle (key) --- HenHanna notes in 2nd & 4th letters of the Hebrew alphabet (meaning House & Door ) Bet & Daleth - Birth & Death.
- Do ye think me dead? (song) Finnegan's Wake
