Re: Weekly Vocab #1.1.1 (repost #1)
From: | Iain E. Davis <feaelin@...> |
Date: | Sunday, September 3, 2006, 5:43 |
Thank you, Henrik, for reviving the Vocab of the week.
>> 1. birch (the tree)
Pain
>> 2. werewolf / lycanthrope of some variety
Mormatha (evil wolf)
>> 3. to save (money)
Dorlithiga
to hoard or save. the tarai find it synonmous...at the time I wrote that
I intended
to write something about what that said about their culture, but never
did. :)
>> 4. to conquer
Dagatiga
>> 5. motif
Laezpus
> Bonus Vocab (automatically from WordNet):
>
> - ribbon tree, n.
> deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that
resembles
> flax and is called New Zealand cotton
If it is called New Zealand cotton, can I presume that the fiber is used for
cloth items? Clothing, rugs, and the like? Google and wikipedia seem to fail
me here...I'd be fascinated to hear more.
In any case: Tucate
> - concuss, v.
> shake violently
Amazing things dictionaries. I would never have thought to use 'concuss' for
'shake violently'.
Kezibiga (to shake violently)
Feaelin