Difference between revisions of "When shoo, his flutterby,"
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* '''shoo:''' (''dialect'') she | * '''shoo:''' (''dialect'') she | ||
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| + | * '''Shu:''' ancient Egyptian god of the air → this line refers to Air, the third of the four Classical Elements; Earth and Fire are alluded to in the preceding lines, and Water in he following line | ||
* '''butterfly:''' Jespersen, ''Language'' 8.5: "''flutterby'' for butterfly" | * '''butterfly:''' Jespersen, ''Language'' 8.5: "''flutterby'' for butterfly" | ||
| − | * '''flutter:''' | + | * '''flutter:''' another evocation of air |
| + | *'''Shu:''' (transliterated) means "book" in Chinese. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:52, 9 December 2017
- shoo: (dialect) she
- Shu: ancient Egyptian god of the air → this line refers to Air, the third of the four Classical Elements; Earth and Fire are alluded to in the preceding lines, and Water in he following line
- butterfly: Jespersen, Language 8.5: "flutterby for butterfly"
- flutter: another evocation of air
- Shu: (transliterated) means "book" in Chinese.
