Difference between revisions of "Big rody ram"
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* '''ruddy:''' any reddish colour → the pinkness of the salmon | * '''ruddy:''' any reddish colour → the pinkness of the salmon | ||
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| + | * '''rutty:''' in rut, sexually excited | ||
* '''''The Adventures of Roderick Random'':''' a novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1748. Roderick's unattainable love interest is [[Issy|Narcissa]] → the similarity between ''Smollett'' and ''smolt'' (a stage in the life-cycle of the salmon) may be responsible for the cluster of novels by Smollett which occurs in this paragraph | * '''''The Adventures of Roderick Random'':''' a novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1748. Roderick's unattainable love interest is [[Issy|Narcissa]] → the similarity between ''Smollett'' and ''smolt'' (a stage in the life-cycle of the salmon) may be responsible for the cluster of novels by Smollett which occurs in this paragraph | ||
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* '''ram:''' (''Hebrew'') high → High King | * '''ram:''' (''Hebrew'') high → High King | ||
| − | * '''Aries, the Ram:''' a constellation → in astrology the Sun is in Aries from 21 March to 20 April → | + | * '''Aries, the Ram:''' a constellation → in astrology the Sun is in Aries from 21 March to 20 April → and follows Pisces, the Fush → [[salmon]]; it is generally thought FW is set on and around 21 March, as Pisces yields to Aries |
[[Category: Shakespeare]] | [[Category: Shakespeare]] | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 4 July 2012
- an old black ram / is tupping your white ewe: Shakespeare, Othello 1.1.88-9
- ruddy: any reddish colour → the pinkness of the salmon
- rutty: in rut, sexually excited
- The Adventures of Roderick Random: a novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1748. Roderick's unattainable love interest is Narcissa → the similarity between Smollett and smolt (a stage in the life-cycle of the salmon) may be responsible for the cluster of novels by Smollett which occurs in this paragraph
- rowdy
- rod: a fishing rod to catch the Salmon of Knowledge
- Ruaidhrí Ua Concubar: Roderick [or Rory] O’Conor, last High King of Ireland → FW 003.13-14
- ram: (Hebrew) high → High King
- Aries, the Ram: a constellation → in astrology the Sun is in Aries from 21 March to 20 April → and follows Pisces, the Fush → salmon; it is generally thought FW is set on and around 21 March, as Pisces yields to Aries
