Log in or Sign up

Rabelation

A list of 312 words by madmouth.

About

Words and phrases from Urquhart and Motteaux's matchless translation of Rabelais' "Gargantua and Pantagruel" (available here).

Make bold with suggestions down in the comment box.

Oh, and this list is an extension of Yarb's Urquhart Prosie.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • yarb commented on the list rabelation

    This is brilliant, but any list from U&M's Rabelais is going to be a beautiful, joyous list. And yet this is the first such list on Wordie, so here's to you! *quaffs septembral juices*

    I added a shameful few citations from my recent reading: see bemute, cauliflower and this list.

    Edit - I see you've already found my list... greatest book of all.

    April 26, 2009

  • rolig commented on the list rabelation

    I've danced around Rabelais since college, but you two have inspired me. He's going on my amazon list.

    April 26, 2009

  • madmouth commented on the list rabelation

    I was late in crediting the Yarbness for inspiration--it was indeed that Prosie which launched Rabelation.

    On another note, I don't know whom to blame for such a sharp decline in the vulgar possibilities in the English language. It makes me cry to think that, a mere 400 years earlier, I could've talked like that and people would understand me!

    April 27, 2009

  • Prolagus commented on the list rabelation

    madmouth, can you wrap the Yarbness in brackets?

    April 27, 2009

  • madmouth commented on the list rabelation

    the first textual example of 'soup'!

    August 24, 2010