To be “above the top” is a way of saying one is “out of one’s league”. uUxdAI (Old Lore) (OO-[implosive]-dzaye) An absence of light. Spells of this name are considered evil, as opposed to merely mischievous. thakæfok (THAH-kay-fohk) (Ondoko) Holy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Animals and Creatures
1: Strange Companions (51.1)
faidu (NAL) (FYE-doo) Dawn — sort of interchangeable for “sunrise”, excepting of course that sunrise and sunset on Kaian last tens of hours and are treated as entire days. Zo velthutha ruthav. (NAL) (ZOH vail-DTHOO-THAH roo-THAHV) “I thank you” —[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (50.2)
daygedz (day-gehdz) Old Lore word for the “snailigator”. mingor (MIHN-gohr) Slang for “cat”.
1: Strange Companions (50.1)
1: Strange Companions (49.3)
The Ondoan slave keeper mentions drerow, maybe “spunk”, but as a derogatory term for male energy. Her conclusive statement is almost, “Is that clear?” — perhaps more literally, “Is it getting unfoggy?” Ondo has a wry propensity for small modifiers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (49.2)
1: Strange Companions (49.1)
Ho! — the NAL equivalent of “Ow!” It’s funny how we actually get into the habit of exclaiming in different languages. Ilon cusses at the storm of insects using a new swear he learned from his Stragaian friends, then reverts[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (48.3)
1: Strange Companions (29.1)
I am sorry I cannot tell you what “Omlo” really means. It’s not the name of the kunx powering the wagon. Ze uses it as something like “Oh my!” or “Ho!”.