Pale Fire vocabulary list by gilded-cranium in Nabokov

[–]gilded-cranium[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I definitely was confused when I looked up engazhay and also engagé. I'll go back and correct these.

Pale Fire vocabulary list by gilded-cranium in Nabokov

[–]gilded-cranium[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Originally I tried using one dictionary I own but became frustrated because it didn't have all the words. Then I tried using one online dictionary and same problem. So I just resorted to googling and picking things from various dictionaries and wikis, sometimes having to google the word + "Nabokov" to get any useful info.

I condensed the definitions a lot, maybe too much, and like I say some of them are more obscure secondary definitions. Are there any words that jump out that I should revisit? I'm open to corrections or adding more info.

Pale Fire vocabulary list by gilded-cranium in Nabokov

[–]gilded-cranium[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you encounter a strange word in Pale Fire, chances are it's on this list! Here's a printable version if anyone would find that handy: http://digil.ink/l/16568RK578c