Re: THEORY: Browsing at Borders Public Library

On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Ed Heil wrote:

> So here's the conlanger challenge:
>
> What are some of your concultures' "Keywords"?
>
I went through the lexicon and came up with a list of words whose meanings
are more than what's immediately obvious, my shout:

Bengwenid/Benlligad: twin greetings, well-come and well-found.  The
importance of hospitality.

ill bethisad: the universe, literally meaning 'the baptised', a hint of
the understanding that the physical reality is itself sacramental.

ill brud: chronicle, taken from the proper name Brutus, the legendary
first king of Britain.  Subjectively the legends about our ancestors
cannot be separated from our historical narratives.

ill comro/lla gomroes: the ethnic identity of a Brithenig speaker, coming
of Old Celtic roots meaning fellow countryman, citzen, landsman, tangata
whenua.

ill desir: the memory of longing and its anticipated reunion, not
necessarily in this life.

lla Ffefil Deg: the Fair Family who are believed to exist alongside human
beings.

lla ffelig'dad: happiness, also used as a greeting, used to describe a
heightened emotional state whether individual or communal.

Gweddir ben: to go well, implying that no obstacle is insurmountable: 'sa
weddira ben, gres!' She'll be right, mate!

lla Sessiwn: a cultural gathering celebrating music, song and poetry.
Traditionally held under royal patronage, a cornerstone of Kemrese
society.

- andrew.
--
Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

Giles: Honestly, Buffy.  You order these products, practice with them for
a morning and then cast them aside in favour of a piece of kindling.
When's the last time you used your hippe?
                        - Buffy the Vampire Slayer #3, Dark Horse Comics.