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Morthoron · 03-21-2011, 11:29 AM

I'm at work currently, so I'll answer what I can off the top of my head (while at the same looking terribly busy and professional):

p.72 lor -- mild expletive contraction for "lord"
90 brakes, ride -- a "brake" is a thicket, a "ride" is a stretch of open land
91 greensward -- an area of grass
107 worriting -- colloquial for "worrying"
116 fell -- An upland stretch of open country; a moor
120 spinney -- a thorny thicket
128 dragonets -- a type of fish or a miniature dragon
141 wights -- you're kidding me. You need this defined?
157 damasked -- could either refer to elaborately designed cloth or the steel of a blade
181 pate -- top of the head
266 glede -- a bird of prey, like a kite
306 doughty -- courageous or brave; usually only Dwarves are doughty (really!)
369 bole -- another name for a trunk or base of a tree
408 thrawn -- crooked or misshapen; could also mean perverse or stubborn
417 wains -- wagons
421 rowans -- a rowan is a type of tree with red berries

03-21-2011, 11:29 AM	#37
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	I'm at work currently, so I'll answer what I can off the top of my head (while at the same looking terribly busy and professional): p.72 lor -- mild expletive contraction for "lord" 90 brakes, ride -- a "brake" is a thicket, a "ride" is a stretch of open land 91 greensward -- an area of grass 107 worriting -- colloquial for "worrying" 116 fell -- An upland stretch of open country; a moor 120 spinney -- a thorny thicket 128 dragonets -- a type of fish or a miniature dragon 141 wights -- you're kidding me. You need this defined? 157 damasked -- could either refer to elaborately designed cloth or the steel of a blade 181 pate -- top of the head 266 glede -- a bird of prey, like a kite 306 doughty -- courageous or brave; usually only Dwarves are doughty (really!) 369 bole -- another name for a trunk or base of a tree 408 thrawn -- crooked or misshapen; could also mean perverse or stubborn 417 wains -- wagons 421 rowans -- a rowan is a type of tree with red berries __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.