Lavengro - George Borrow (nice books to read TXT) 📗

xml:lang="rom">Chabál or chavál, still existant in Spain), lad; Gypsy. Romany chal, Gypsy; Romany chi, Gypsy (lass).

[Verb] (For jal, from java). Chal Devléhi (ja Devlésa), go with God, farewell.

Chavó

I.q. Chabó.

Chi

(Tchái), girl, lass, child; Gypsy.

Chibándo

(Spanish Gypsy, see chive), tossing; preaching (a sermon).

Chick

(Tchik), dirt, mud.

Chie

I.q. Chi.

Chiknó

(Tiknó), a youth. Tawno Chiknó, “Shorty.”

Chinomescro

(From tchinava, I cut), chisel, parer.

Chipe

(Tchip), tongue.

Chive

(Tchivava), to throw; to pass (false coin).

Chívios

Is cast (he).

Chong

(Tumba), hill. Chong gav, Norwich, town of the Castle hill.

Choomer

(Tchumi), a kiss.

Chore

(Tchorava), to steal.

Chories

Thieves.

Chovahanee

(Tchovekhaní), a witch.

Chovahanó

(Tchovekhanó), a wizard.

Churi

(Tchorí), knife.

Coin

(Kon), who?

Coko

(Káko), uncle.

Colikó

((kalikó), Spanish Gypsy calicaste, on the morrow), on the morrow, in the morning (B.’s “early” is a mistake).

Coor

(Curava, I strike), to strike, to hammer.

Cooromengro

Boxer.

Covántza

Anvil.

Covar

(Ková), a thing.

Cral / Crállis

(Krális), king.

Cukkerin

(Merely alliterative with dukkerin).

Curomengro

Boxer.

Czigány

(Hungarian), Gypsy⁠—tsigáñ.

Dearginni

(Hungarian, dörŏg, thunder; dörgeni, to thunder), it thunders.

Dick

(Dikava), to see.

Dinelo

(Deniló or diniló), a fool.

Divvus

(Divés), day.

Dloovu

(Error for lovó).

Dook

[Noun] (Slavic), spirit, soul, divining spirit, demon, ghost. Russian dux.

[Verb] To spirit away, to bewitch.

Dosta

Enough.

Dove odoy

(From odová), that there; up yonder.

Drab

[Noun] Herb, drug; poison, see drow.

[Verb] To poison.

Drabengro

Seller of medicines, apothecary. Drabengro ker, apothecary’s shop.

Drom

(δρόμος), road, way.

Drow

I.q. Drab; often plural drugs; poison.

Dúi

Two.

Duk

(Borrow’s dook).

Dukker

(From duk, spirit or demon, and ker, to make, to evoke), to tell any one’s fortune, to tell fortunes.

Dukkerin dook

The fortune-telling or divining spirit.

Dukkerin

(The in is English “ing”), any one’s fortune or fortunes, fate; fortune-telling. “To pen” a dukkerin is incorrect.

Dukkeripen

Fortune-telling.

Dumo

(Dumó), the back.

Duvel

(Devél), God.

Duvelskoe

(Devlesko), divine.

Dye

(Daï), mother.

Engro

(A mere adjectival ending, er, ing), Borrovian for “master,” “fellow,” “chap.”

Erajái

(Rashaï), priest, in Spanish Gypsy.

Eray

See rye.

Farm-engro

Farmer.

Fino

English fine.

Fóros

(φόρος = ἀγορά), city, town.

Gav

Village, town.

Gil

To singular.

Gillie

(Ghili), song, ditty.

Gitáno

A (Sp.) Gypsy.

Gorgikie

Feminine of gorgiko.

Gorgiko

Feminine of gorgio, non-gypsy.

Gorgio

(Gadjó), non-gypsy, stranger, somebody, policeman.

Gorgious

Adjective formed from gorgio.

Grandbebee

Grandmother. See bebee.

Grasní

Mare; jade.

Grondinni

(From Romanian), it hails.

Gry

(Graï), horse. Pellengog, stallion.

Gudló / Gudlí

Sweet; gudló pesham, honeycomb.

Gul eray

(Hungarian G.?), sweet gentleman.

Habben

(Khabé, from khavava, I eat), food, victuals; feast.

Harkomescro

(Arkíchi, tin), tinker.

Hatch

To cook (evidently from pekava, rather than atchava).

Hinjirí

(Feminine of hinjiró, from djandjir, a chain), executioner.

Hir mi devlis

(Or diblis), by G⁠—.

Hokkawar

(Khokhavava), to lie, to cheat.

Hokkeripen

Falsehood, deception.

Hors-worth

Pennyworth. (Hors, from grosch?)

Iuziou

(Shuzó), clean.

Jaw

(Java), to go. See chal.

Jawing

Going.

Jib

(Chib) tongue, language.

Juggal

(Jukél), dog.

Juva / Juwa

(Young) woman.

Kair

See ker.

Kaló

Feminine kalí, plural kalé, black, dark.

Kauley

Feminine of kaulo.

Kaulo

See kaló.

Kaulomescro

Blacksmith.

Ke

To.

Kek

None.

Kekaubi / Kekkauvi

(Kakkávi), kettle.

Kekauviskoe saster

Kettle iron or hook.

Kekkenó

No, not one.

Ker

[Noun] House.

[Verb] (Kerava), to make, to do.

Kerdó

Made (he).

Kil

(Kelava), to play.

Kin

(Kinava), to buy.

Kistur

(Klisava), to ride.

Kitchema

Tavern, alehouse.

Kosko

I, good.

Kral / Krallis

King, see cral.

Lachipen

Goodness.

Laki / Lakie

(Lake), her, to her.

Lavengro

Word-master, philologist.

Lel

(Lava, lesa, lela), to take; to buy.

Len

I.q. Lende.

Lende

Their, to them.

Leste

Him.

Levinor

(Levina), ale.

Lil

Paper, book.

Lirí

Law.

Lis

It.

Lolló

(Loló), red.

Loovu

See.

Lovó

Coin; plural lové, money.

Lubbeny

(Lubní), harlot.

Lundra

London.

Luripen

Theft, robbery.

Mailla

Donkey.

Man

Me.

Mande

To me.

Mang

(Mangava), to beg.

Manriclí

(Manrikló), cake.

Manró

Bread.

Manus

(Manush), man.

Marél

(Error for merel): merava, meresa, merela⁠—he dies.

Mek

(Mukava), to leave, to let; mek lis, drop it.