High Eolic word of the day: andár

andár (noun): eagle. Also occurs as a personal name, Andárut.

andár-avíndas pundis
eagle-magnificent.ATTR fly.IMPERF
“a magnificent eagle is flying [around]”

andár is used to refer strictly to eagles (the word ngallús ‘buzzard; bird of prey’ can refer to prey birds more generally). Eagles are extremely important animals in Eolic culture, and Andárut is the most frequent personal name among High Eolic men (around 20% of all men are named Andárut). For Eolians, eagles symbolize values of strength, courage, and independence, as evident in the following poetic fragment (by the poet Andárut mbá-Yavas Mandallurvem):

lecá tanácam púrcalá yarnúsevis
máca ngúya tána nurme-ráses
issá yessát ullíne’ mácal
cá-yandálatan hullangettár
andáravíndes cránarter-carnútatan

thus we leave our nests among the mountain spires
fearless, dark-eyed, and alone
thus we shall face them
on this Plain, and die
magnificent eagles in the twilit sky

You can listen to the poem here: W_HE_002_poetry