Re: Weekly Vocab #1.1.1 (repost #1)
| From: | Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, September 5, 2006, 2:31 |
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> Carsten Becker writes:
> >...
> > >> 2. werewolf / lycanthrope of some variety
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> > ayvengaryo (lit. "wolf-man")
> >...
Hmm, OK-- the Kash counterpart would be _ticandi_ [ti'tSandi] 'moon-cousin'
ult. < tiça 'cousin' + tandi 'moon'. It is believed that some people turn
into one of these ravening beasts when _both_ moons are full. In Kash
folklore they are considered to be suffering from some ancient curse, but
it's a pitiable condition, and the right kind words/thoughts might subdue a
ticandi and avert the danger. In Gwr folklore, of course, they are much
feared-- one more reason not to go into the forest.