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Trurian word of the day: lälen

Posted on 20/01/2012 by jonafras

lälen (noun): kingdom; country. elrer un er-lälen palröncheí once and this-kingdom more.glorious “this kingdom [was much] more glorious once [than it is now]” lälen originally meant ‘land owned in common’ (for example, in a village, or among a number of cultivators), … Continue reading →

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Trurian word of the day: eranono

Posted on 18/01/2012 by jonafras

eranono (perfective verb): to leave, set out from. rönicher Chertesöí erí eranon tomorrow Chertesö.ACC we.INCL leave.PAUS “we are [all] leaving Chertesö tomorrow” Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_002_eranono_example

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Trurian word of the day: larneí

Posted on 16/01/2012 by jonafras

larneí (adjective): deadly, dangerous. ner Aenith woni feyetha larneí REL Aenith man.ACC see.3.MASC.SING.NONPAUS dangerous “the man that Aenith saw [was] dangerous” Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_001_larnei_example The adjective larneí contrasts with larnaí ‘dead’, providing a good example of a … Continue reading →

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Happy 2012 & switch to Trurian ‘Words of the Day’!

Posted on 09/01/2012 by jonafras

First a happy new year to anyone who might be (at least occasionally) tracking this blog – the recent silence on my part was mostly due to the holiday season, but also because I’ve grown slightly bored with High Eolic … Continue reading →

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High Eolic word of the day: lurcávam

Posted on 30/12/2011 by jonafras

lurcá- (transitive verb), imperfective lurcávam: to talk, converse, sit with (someone). lurcá-m mál surát cúrcur-cándaremec speak.with-TRANS he/she.ACC earlier year.GEN-three.INESS “I last spoke with him/her three years ago”

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High Eolic word of the day: cúrisaram

Posted on 28/12/2011 by jonafras

cúris- (transitive verb), imperfective cúrisaram (occasionally cúrsaram): to look at, examine, inspect; to study, read up on. ngúrnam hangaral ivá lapá tacettárut issá ca cúris-am see.PERF.TRANS smoke.ACC and go.PERF place.ILL.DEF so.that I examine.PERF-TRANS “I saw smoke and went over to … Continue reading →

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High Eolic word of the day: attám

Posted on 26/12/2011 by jonafras

attám (noun): wet, soaked; moist, moistened. civa tenámbes issá tás civa y-attámb-es become.COMPL rain.ESS so.that soil become.COMPL 0-wet-ESS “it rained so the soil became wet”

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High Eolic word of the day: tattár

Posted on 23/12/2011 by jonafras

tattá- (intransitive verb), imperfective tattár: to chat, chatter, babble. cavá ngillándá tattá-ndá lecá len tandingucám finally uncle.PL chatter-COMPL and.so we continue.POT.1.TRANS “finally, [my] uncles ended their chatter and we could continue” The verb tattár is generally used to mean senseless … Continue reading →

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High Eolic word of the day: rassim

Posted on 21/12/2011 by jonafras

rassim (noun): edge, border, corner; periphery, edge (of something). civa mullates se-tersa-rassimba-mecut become.COMPL bread.ESS your-mouth-edge-INESS.DEF “[you have] bread[crumbs] at the corners of your mouth”

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High Eolic word of the day: varnávam

Posted on 19/12/2011 by jonafras

varná- (transitive verb), imperfective varnávam: to wake up (someone). ca layúcav yat már varná-m cal I sleep.IMPERF then he/she wake.up.PERF-TRANS I.ACC “I was sleeping when he/she woke me up” The verb varnávam is underlyingly transitive, but may also be used … Continue reading →

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