FW 1.28b --Issy belittles Tristan--

1.28a: The babbelers with their thangas vain have been (confusium hold them!) they were and went...
1.28b: the blond has sought of the brune: Elsekiss thou may, mean Kerry piggy?: and the duncledames...
1.28c: And still nowanights and by nights of yore do all bold floras of the field to their shyfaun lovers...
1.28d: For that saying is as old as the howitts. Lave a whale a while in a whillbarrow (isn't it the truath...


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FDV: "the blond has sought of the brune: Else kiss thou may?: and the duncle have countered to the hellish fellows: Who ails tongue coddo: & they fell upon one another & themselves they fell:" →
"the blond has sought of the brune: Else kiss thou may mean {kerry} piggy?: and the duncledames have countered to the hellish fellows: Who ails tongue coddo, aspace [dumbbeksally]{dumbbillselly}?: & they fell upon one another & themselves they have fallen:"



the blond has sought of the brune:

Vikings and Gaels
French brune: brunette, dark-haired woman


Elsekiss thou may, mean kerry piggy?

Danish elsker du mig, min kære pige?: do you love me, my dear girl?

[Min elskede - elsker du mig? (My love, do you love me?)]

"Do you love me, my dear girl?"
"Where is your present, you silly fool?"
If the response is right, it shows a very unromantic French-speaking Issy dressing down a romantic Dane (Tristan?).


And the duncledames have countered with the hellish fellows:

German dunkel: dark

Ireland in the 8th to 11th centuries was overrun by hordes of 'dark foreigners' (Danes) and 'light foreigners' (Norse) (dark/fair)

talked back

German hell: light, bright


Who ails tongue coddeau, aspace of dumbillsilly?

French où est ton cadeau, espèce d'imbécile?: where is your present, you silly fool?
not an uncommon insult even in English

space

dumbell, bill, silly

FDV: " aspace dumbbeksally" → "aspace dumbbillselly"
(note hard k)


And they fell upong one another: and themselves they have fallen.

fell upon
pong = stink (too recent?)

fighting or loving



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