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Sybil and Sylvia (a bird in the hand)
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In an attempt to persuade Jansy that Sybil and Sylvia are in fact the
same
person, I checked the dictionary and discovered two interesting things -
-
the correct spelling is Sibyl so the Sybil spelling may be a clue
indicating a relation to Sylvia - - sybl = sylv, "b" & "v" being
variants of
each other in some languages.
Sybil nee Irondell (hirondelle) is a swallow of course, and Sylvia, it
turns
out is a thrush (family sylviidae). The two PF characters tend to perch
and
fly off - - they should both be singers too.
Carolyn Kunin
[EDNOTE. See the attached image provided by CK. -- SES]
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In an attempt to persuade Jansy that Sybil and Sylvia are in fact the
same
person, I checked the dictionary and discovered two interesting things -
-
the correct spelling is Sibyl so the Sybil spelling may be a clue
indicating a relation to Sylvia - - sybl = sylv, "b" & "v" being
variants of
each other in some languages.
Sybil nee Irondell (hirondelle) is a swallow of course, and Sylvia, it
turns
out is a thrush (family sylviidae). The two PF characters tend to perch
and
fly off - - they should both be singers too.
Carolyn Kunin
[EDNOTE. See the attached image provided by CK. -- SES]
Search the archive: http://listserv.ucsb.edu/archives/nabokv-l.html
Contact the Editors: mailto:nabokv-l@utk.edu,nabokv-l@holycross.edu
Visit Zembla: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/zembla.htm
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