Deepbrow fundigs

• L De Profundis: "Out of the depths", the opening words (and the traditional title) of Vulgate Psalm 129; the priest recites this psalm at funerals, before the body is taken out of the house; hence, its place at the wake

• Oscar Wilde, De Profundis: a long letter or apology written by the Irish writer while he was in jail, and a key text for FW; Wilde's full name, Oscar Fingal O'Flaherty Wills Wilde, contains an allusion to "Fingal" (the Scottish name for Finn MacCool) and hints at the initials F.W.
  • Third Census of Finnegans Wake
  • De Profundis

• high-brow: an intellectual

• low-brow: a person who makes no pretensions to intellect

• deep blue → L/R split

• G blau: blue → L/R split

• G Brau: brew

• AngI braw: fine

• I breá: fine

• G fündig: rich in deposits

• fun duds → funeral clothes? clothes to wear while one is having fun?

• digs: lodgings, accomodation; archaeological excavations