Riverhood

Riv´er`hood


n. 1. The quality or state of being a river.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Any one who has lost his way has at all times a claim even upon the gods, wherefore in my distress I draw near to your stream, and cling to the knees of your riverhood. Have mercy upon me, O king, for I declare myself your suppliant."
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"River" in Polish was a vital sound, energized with the essence of riverhood, of my rivers, of my being immersed in rivers.
Re-constructing the self in language and narrative in Eva Hoffman's Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language and Anais Nin's Early Diaries
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