Re: war and death are in my hand

Am 06/10 20:57  Sally Caves yscrifef:

> See!  I from Hell's sisterhood [am],
> And War and Death in my grip.
>
> {and swords and warriors in my iron womb)
>
In Brithenig:

Ech!  Eo di gomyndad Iffern,
E lla Wer e'll Morth i mew bruis.

E llo 'spad e llo filid i mew fadreg di ffer.

Ech!  Eo    di   gomyndad  Iffern,
See   I.nom from community Hell

E   lla   Wer e'll      Morth i  mew bruis.
And the.f war and_the.m death in my  grip

E   llo    'spad e   llo    filid   i  mew fadreg di ffer.
And the.pl sword and the.pl warrior in my  womb   of iron

I was surprised to discover that no Romance language has preserved
sororitatem in this context, at least, in no dictionary I looked up.  I
followed their guidance and used communitatem, which means a (religious)
community.  French appears to use communalitatem.  I decided against
congregationem.  It just didn't seem right to me.

- andrew.
--
Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@griffler.co.nz
http://hobbit.griffler.co.nz/homepage.html

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