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dancing spawn of ungoliant · 08-17-2003, 10:09 AM

From <A HREF="http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_fotr.htm#gimli" TARGET=_blank>www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_fotr.htm</A>... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Gimli's Words [FotR DVD extended version]First time published as a fragment of the movie script revealed by Tolkien-Movies website. It is an unkind aswer of Gimli to Haldir. Included in the extended DVD edition of FotR. According to Andreas Fröhlich, the director of the German translation of the movie, this phrase means: 'I spit upon your grave.' <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>And also <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>gimli: Ishkhaqwi ai durugnul. gimli: 'I spit upon your grave' ishkhaqwi 'I spit'.ai prep. 'upon', reduced form of aya (WR:20)durugnul 'your grave'. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>But who knows...not me!

08-17-2003, 10:09 AM	#15
dancing spawn of ungoliant Mischievous Candle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: So near to Russia, so far from Japan, quite a long way from Cairo, lots of miles from Vietnam. Posts: 1,234	From <A HREF="http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_fotr.htm#gimli" TARGET=_blank>www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_fotr.htm</A>... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Gimli's Words [FotR DVD extended version]<P>First time published as a fragment of the movie script revealed by Tolkien-Movies website. It is an unkind aswer of Gimli to Haldir. Included in the extended DVD edition of FotR. According to Andreas Fröhlich, the director of the German translation of the movie, this phrase means: 'I spit upon your grave.' <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>And also <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>gimli: Ishkhaqwi ai durugnul.<BR>gimli: 'I spit upon your grave'<P> <P>ishkhaqwi 'I spit'.<P>ai prep. 'upon', reduced form of aya (WR:20)<P>durugnul 'your grave'.<BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>But who knows...not me! __________________ Fenris Wolf