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Thread #21477   Message #228963
Posted By: GUEST,Murray on Saltspring
16-May-00 - 03:49 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Lady Keith's Lament
Subject: RE: 'Lady Keith's Lament'
"Beingin' byke" [with a soft G] should mean "fawning swarm"-- a byke is a swarm of bees, hive, nest of ants, etc. Incidentally, one of the texts I have has "reigning" byke, not "beinging".