Tuesday 5 March 2013
Swifty
...moving far in a short time, taking place at high speed(Swift 1)= swift(OE), from, swifan(OE)=sweep, note the form for wife/wive(E),= swive(ME)=copulate with,=swifa(ONorse), rel. to, swivia(OFrisian),=
swe(i)b(OHG); note form for web(E)=sweifla(ONorse)=swivel(E).
hence swift applied to various swiftly-moving reptiles, xvi; bird of
family Cypselidae, like swallows, but classed with hummingbirds and goat
suckers, greatest powers of flight of any bird that visits England=
E(n)c/g(l)a(n)d/t/lan=Ecatlan(N)=wind Hecate land, its scream very different than the twittering of a swallow.
...make fast with ropes drawn taut(Swift 2)=suipta(ONorse)=reef(sails)= zwichten(Du)=take in(sails)=uipana tentli(N)=call lips/edges into line,
=uipana(N)=whip=wife/wive=weapon=weorp/warp=web/weave=weft=ufansis(Gk)=
a weaving,=ufano/-a(sp)=proud/haughty.
...what's in a name. from, Ox.Dict.Eng.Etym., ed. C.T.Onions.
...uipana(N)=nite-uipana(Nauatl)=call the people in line, colocate them
in hileras(sp)/threads,=nitla-uipana(N)=put things in order, arrange the
affairs of state.
...uiptla(N)=day after tomorrow,=ye ouiptla/on-uiptla(N)=day before
yesterday=yectel(N),=uiptla teotlac(N)=day after tomorrow in the morning
or in the afternoon,=uiptla imman(N)=day after tomorrow at the same hour.
from, isbn 968-23-0573-x, Nauatl Diccionario, Rémi Simeón.
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ReplyDelete...ok, Scatter shot, here we go.
Delete...shekel(H)=sh/s/z/tzictli(N), or, sh/chictli(N)=chicle(E)=gum/sap.
...gold(E)=zoloto(Russile)=zloty(Polish)=
z/s/colotli(N)=armature, idol, horn.
...golu(Ch?)=g/coloa(N)=coil/curl/color.
...Congo=Co(n)c/go=coclotic(N/freq of coloa)=
to be thin/flaco(sp)=f(l)/paca(N)=washed up and
out),=cocoliztli(N)=sickness, plague, epidemic.
...charales(Mex/Nicaragua)=stonewort(pondweed),
fodder for the tilapia. in Mexico=small fry(fish)sold everywhere, especially good when steamed in corn husk pouch, related to, chacalli(N)=lobster, crab found in Lake of Mexico.
...circle(E)=circul(OE)=zirkil(OHG)=circus(Lat)
Delete=c/s/z/tzicol/otia=tzicolotia(N)=deviate/impede/
retain someone, from, tzicoa(N)=stop oneself,
grab something, hold on to an object; retain
someone, keep them from leaving; stick, fix, adhere one thing to another; take root, stick/
trap oneself(speaking of an object.
...stick(E/verb)=s/z/tzicoa(N)=pegar(sp)=stick.
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Delete...globo/cup/copina
Delete...glue/goo=co/c(N/posposition, i.e., stuck/
glued on the end of words), becomes the word,
come, means, within, on, over, through, all the places glue/goo/co/c goes.
...gula=coloa(N)=coil/curl/color/cool=cola(sp)=gula(sp)=gluttony. syrup is coiled in pancakes and abuse of it will give one a big cola/tail, but not as mortiferous as a colotl/scol/rpion.
...mangrowe/mangrave=ma(n)ca/ue/ua=macaua(N)=
split off, separate, disunite, i.e., the way
a manga(sp)=sleeve of mangrove/macaua(N)= maca(N)=gives(hand be)up on the firm ground
and heads along the coast separating from
the land mass and turns into macrame=macrama
(Turk)=tassel/head scarf, and, makarna(Turk)=
macaroni/spaghetti.
...axle(E)=axictli(N)=water umbilical/spout.
...Ashkelon(H/trade center)=Tlaza shekel/chicle=chictli(N/juice of the chictzapotl, when green it's viscous and
hardens quickly; the mexicans used it to make little statues. sap/goma(sp). so it means
to lay down ones money, saqal(H)=weigh is very
close to shekel(as a mnemonic aid)and to the
English, Scale=s/cal/tl=Ecatl(N), or, tzaqua(N)=finish, cover/close something(a deal),=tzaqualli(N)=pyramid/montículo, come
to a point.
...check(E)=xaque=cauiltia(N)=notify someone of something; make a deaf man understand.
...tusk=tu(o(s)c/k=toca(N)=sow and bury, and,
for Iueli-pantli it's to/our being/ca, the ivory/iveri/iueli(N)=powerful costs lives.
the Liber Linteus is printed with burnt ivory.
...lathe/latah=tlatla(N)=burn.
...circul(OE)=ci/tzi-coloa(N)=curl/coil. not found in Simeón, but, tzicololtia/otzicololti(N)=ololoa(N)=wrap,
dress.
...the matotopechtli(N)=ball for tlachtli/ollama was made out of Zapotl rubber/
ulli(MEx)=olin(N), curled and patted into a circle, it was sticky as well. the ritual of
ball-making made circle/stick.
...Cadillac=Ecatl ilacatziui(N)=twisted wind.
...axis(E)=axictli(N)=water (belly)button=xictli(N)=
ReplyDeleteombligo, point, bullseye/blanco(sp).
...clam(E)=chlamma(OHG)=ch/camatl(N)=mouth, e.g.,
the c/g(r)ammar/tl of clams. we have wabble/wobble/uapaua(N)=
shakey from the cold, also, wo(m)b/wamba, and the
midwive=ticitl(N)=t/th/hi(n)g/ce=hinge(E)=cardinal/OF
=cardinalis(Latin)=cardin-cardo(OFr)=cardo(Latin)=
hinge, "as a door to a building to its hinges, so the
Cardinals of the Church its principals, chiefs, and
because they elect the Pope.
...cardúus(Latin)/cardo(sp)=thistle(E)=th/ti(s)tl/e=
titla(N)=between,=titlani(N)=messenger, e.g., warned
the Scots of a night attack by Norse army, artichoke is part of the family, Eeyore's favorite food, as honey was for Winnie the Pooh, Scot national flower
since c. xiii, sign of the oppressed, for whoever mistreats a thistle does not leave unwounded.
...wing(E)=w/ui(n)c/g=uic(N/adv)=wick(E)=auictli(N)=
paddle,=uictli(N)=shovel,=Nike, Vicaress of wingéd Victory(E)=swing(E).
...sweep(E)=uipana(N)=weep/swivel/swift/suive(ME)=
copulate,=swipe(E)=wipe(E). once you have a word
like uipana, practice squeezing=quiza(N) words out of it, e.g., tleco(N), then you get the idea and it trains you to spot roots, e.g., kufa=copa=copina(N)=
co(m)bine/comb/combar(sp)=wolf food.
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ReplyDelete...elli(N)=(b)elly(E).
Delete...uma(J)=horse=Mazatl(N/7).
...mare(E)=Mazatl(N). the first horse=the deer.
...um-bilical=ome(N)=2 piloa(N)=spill calli(N)=
Deletebeing.
...om-bligo(sp)=ome(N)=2 piloa -co(N)=comes(E)=
where double/2 spill is.
...hinge/(stone)henge/whence/uentli ce(N)=one offering=ce/se-ven/uen/tli=7, or,
hinge=h/th/ti(n)citl=ticitl(N)=doctor/midwife.
...cardinal=cardo(Latin/sp)=hinge/thistle, e.g.,
the hinge of a thistle=titlani/titla(N)=
messenger/between,=tithe/title/tidings, is
the cup of thorns just below the flowerhead.
the 3 part mammoth spear may have been inspired by the thistle, i.e., the floret was
the thorn and the collar an innocuous cup as
the shaft fell away.
...to be floored/have both feet on the floor.
this combination of dichos/sayings lead us to
3 verbs in Nauatl=poliuhtiuetz/-qui(N)=confused, not dare to speak, and, poliuhtimotlalia(N)=moderate, measure, contain oneself. the verbs matching both sayings have the elements to make the word, floor(E)=pol-(N/prefix)=p/for/l=f(l)or(ONorse)=floor(E).
...flour(E)=flower(E)=power(E)=poa/opouh(N),e.g., nic-poloa in teuhtli(N)=quitar el polvo=
poloa(N)=po(o)r/loa=poor(E), equates with
dust.