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Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
09-Dec-23 - 10:30 PM
Thread Name: Maritime work song in general
Subject: RE: Maritime work song in general
“Alarido, s.m. a cry clamour or out-cry, a shout. From A la, i.e. God, the cry de guerra among the Turks, Moors and Arabs. – Alarido de marinheiros. See Celeuma.
Celéuma, ou Seleuma, s.f. (a sea term) the shout or noise which mariners make , when they do any thing with joined strength, at which time they cry ho-up. Or when they encourage each other. Lat. celeusma; some say it is of the masculine gender.
Fáina, s.f. the shout, or noise which mariners make when the encourage each other. Our sailors cry, Ho-up!
Grita, s.f. a crying out, shrieking, halloing, a shout. –– Grita de navegantes. See Faina.
Saléma, s.f. a Moorish or Turkish salutation;… – Salema, celeuma, ou faina; see Faina.
Zalomar, v.a. (marit.) to sing out.
[A Dictionary of the English and Portuguese Languages In Two Parts, vol.1, Vieyra, 1860]