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Jhumjhum Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Help me please : Whym wham

I know the meaning of whim wham, but can any body tell the meaning of these lines :

This is a part of a poem of John Skelton / Shelton

The Tunnyngof Elynour Rummyug, . a 1529, Skelton, E. Rummyag 75 :


After the Sarasyns gyse,
Woth a whym wham,
Knyt with a trym tram,
Upon her brayne pan.
  

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Jhumjhum After the Sarasyns gyse, Woth a whym wham, Knyt with a trym tram, Upon her brayne pan. id=6OtheQJqorIC&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137&dq=%22trym+tram%22&source=bl&ots=Yba1ZqJXGk&sig=23Y6jSjLZBxixaPrBj-j3OeOTZA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=usT8UfXJJomSkQWooYGACA&ved=0CHIQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22trym%20tram%22&f=false

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JhumjhumAfter the Sarasyns gyse, Woth a whym wham, Knyt with a trym tram, Upon her brayne pan.
It seems to be a description of her hat:
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