tongues.
Chive, to throw; pass (bad money).
Chivios, he or it is cast.
Chong, hill.
Chong gav, Norwich.
Churi, knife.
Coor, to strike, hammer.
Cooromengro, boxer.
Covantza, anvil.
Dearginni (Hung. G.), it thunders.
Dinelo, a fool, silly.
Divvus, day.
Dloovu, money (for _lovo_).
Dook, to bewitch, to spirit away.
Dook, spirit, soul, divining spirit, demon, ghost.
Dosta, enough.
Dovey odoi, that there, up yonder.
Drab, herb, poison.
Drab, to poison.
Drom, road, way.
Drow (often pl.), drugs; poison.
Dui, two.
Dukker_in_ (the _in_ is Eng. "ing"), any one's fortune, or fortunes,
fate, fortune-telling.
Dukker_in_ dook, the fortune-telling or divining spirit or demon.
Dukkeripen, fortune-telling.
Duvel, God.
Duvelskoe, divine.
Engro (mere _ending_), Borrovian for "master," "fellow," "chap".
Foros, city, town.
Gav, village, town.
Gillie, song, ditty.
Gorgio, non-gypsy, stranger, somebody, police. G. avella, some one is
coming. G. shunella, some one is listening. G.'s welling, the police
are about.
Gorgious, adj. formed from _gorgio_.
Grandbabee, see _bebee_.
Grondinni (_Roumanian_ G.), it hails.
Gry, horse, pony.
Harkomescro, tinker.
Hinjiri, executioner.
Hir mi Devlis, by my G---.
Hokkeripen, falsehood.
Jaw, to go. Jaw-ing, going.
Jib, tongue, language.
Juggal, dog.
Juwa, woman.
Kauley, f. of
Kaulo, black, dark.
Kaulomescro, blacksmith.
Kaured, stole.
Kekaubi, kettle.
Ker, house.
Kosko, good.
Kral or Krallis, king.
Lachipen, honesty.
Lavengro, "word-master," "philologist".
Leste, him.
Lil, book.
Loovu, coin, money.
Lundra, London.
Luripen, theft, robbery.
Mailla, donkey.
Manricli, cake.
Manro, bread.
Manus, man.
Marel (read _merel_), dies.
Men, we.
Mensar (read _mensa_), with us.
Miro, my.
Morro, bread.
Muchtar, tool-box.
Nashkado, lost, hanged.
Nashky, gallows.
O, the.
Odoi, there; dovey o., yonder.
Pa, over, for.
Pal, brother, friend, mate.
Palor, brothers.
Parraco, I thank.
Pawdel, on the other side, across; bitchadey p., transported.
Pen, to say, to tell; penning, telling.
Peshota, pl. bellows.
Petul, horse-shoe.
Petulengro, smith.
Pindro, hoof, foot.
Pios, health (in toasting).
Plaistra, pincers.
Plastramengro, runner, detective.
Poknees, magistrate.
Prala (_voc._). brother.
Pudamengro, blowe
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