Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0020253, Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:48:03 +0400

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anagrams with ryuen'
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...the old Russian word for September, ryuen'...


рюень + я + риск = Рюрик + ясень

рюень + Кремль + чудо = ремень + ключ + одурь

рюень + кремли + Европа = кремень + ювелир + пора

рюень - ryuen'
я - I
риск - risk
Рюрик - Rurik, Scandinavian prince, founder of the Russian monarchy (the house of Ryurikovichi)
ясень - ash tree; cf. Turgenev's and Viardot's villa Les Frenes ('The Ash Trees')
Кремль - Kremlin
чудо - miracle
ремень - belt
ключ - key
одурь - stupefaction
кремли - kremli (on Antiterra, Yukon prisons)
Европа - Europe
кремень - flint; hard-hearted person
ювелир - jeweller
пора - time, season

Alexey Sklyarenko

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