White clothes

8 readings from 3 sources.

Zhou Gong

周公解夢 (Zhou Gong Jie Meng)

attributed to the Duke of Zhou (周公旦)

classical, undated · Chinese

Wearing white clothes yourself: others are scheming against you.

In the source 自身白衣人所謀

Section 身體面目齒髮

Wearing white clothes: someone will invite you.

In the source 著白衣主有人請

Section 冠帶衣服鞋襪

A crowd dressed in white: official business.

In the source 眾人著白主官事

Section 冠帶衣服鞋襪

Summoned by one dressed in white: death follows.

In the source 白衣召作便死亡

Section 帝王文武呼召

Jagaddeva

Der Traumschlüssel (Svapnacintāmaṇi) des Jagaddeva

Jagaddeva; edited and translated by Julius von Negelein

11th century; critical edition 1912 · Indian

Whoever wears white clothes in a dream, mourns, weeps, laments or dies, meets present happiness everywhere.

In the source Wer im Traume weiße Kleider trägt, trauert, weint, wehklagt, oder stirbt, erfährt überall gegenwärtiges Glück.

Section Negelein 1912

Russian dream book, 1787

Сонникъ, или Истолкованiе сновъ

1787 · Russian

To see green upon yourself in a dream means safety.

In the source Зеленой цвѣтъ на себѣ видѣть во снѣ значитъ безопасность.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Зеленой ивБиГЪ на себ видВшь во ви значи Ъ безопасность.

Section Калуга 1787

To have a white four-cornered cap on your head means honour and dignity.

In the source Бѣлую четвероугольную шапку имѣть на головѣ значитъ честь и достоинство.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Бвлую чепивероугольную зтапку имфшЕе на толовб . значитЪ честь и достоив- сшве. `Блых в питизЪ во саБ видЕЬ о

Section Калуга 1787

To put on a white shirt in a dream is a sign of good hope.

In the source Рубаху бѣлую надѣвать во снѣ — знакъ хорошей надежды.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

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Section Калуга 1787