Post by CHIEF FOWLER on Sept 2, 2019 23:13:03 GMT
(both from watership down and our own stuff)
El-ahrairah: The rabbit folk hero. The name (Elil-hrair-rah) means "Enemies-Thousand-Prince" ie. Prince with a Thousand Enemies.
Elil: Enemies (of rabbits) a term that refers to the natural enemies of rabbits (foxes, stoats, badgers, etc) and also to humans, who are regarded as one of the Thousand Enemies. Its use is similar to use of the word "evil" in the English language. The rabbits also know their enemies as "u embleer hrair", Lapine for "the stinking thousand."
Flay: Food, e.g. grass or other green fodder.; particularly good food is called flayrah, using the suffix -rah, which literally means "food of princes."
Flayrah: Unusually good food, such as lettuce or carrots.
Frith: The sun, personified as a god by rabbits. Frithrah! is used as an exclamation and translates to "the lord Sun."
Guard's Rite: A rite for a warrener becoming part of the Guard. They take an oath similar to that of the regular rite of passage, and the rite ends with a bite taken from their ear. All guards have a nip taken from the ear to show their rank and place.
Hlessi: A homeless rabbit without a hole to dwell in. (plural: hlessil) A rogue or loner.
Hrair: A great many; an uncountable number. Any number over four.
Inlé: The moon; also the idea of darkness, fear or death (as in the "Black Rabbit of Inlé"). Fu Inlé is used to refer to "after moonrise". Literally, the moon; also moonrise. But a second meaning carries the idea of darkness, fear and death.
Quarrel: A monthly gathering of the warren.
Rite: A rite of passage all warreners go through where they swear themselves to the warren. It ends with the Chief taking a whisker from the snout of the new Warrener.
Sun Chase: Also known as Frith Chase, a game played by the rabbits every now and then where they gather at dusk. The chief is holding an acorn, and participants must try to retrieve the acorn before the sun fully sets. The one who has it at the setting of Frith is the winner. Keep away, in a sense.
Vair: To excrete, pass droppings.
El-ahrairah: The rabbit folk hero. The name (Elil-hrair-rah) means "Enemies-Thousand-Prince" ie. Prince with a Thousand Enemies.
Elil: Enemies (of rabbits) a term that refers to the natural enemies of rabbits (foxes, stoats, badgers, etc) and also to humans, who are regarded as one of the Thousand Enemies. Its use is similar to use of the word "evil" in the English language. The rabbits also know their enemies as "u embleer hrair", Lapine for "the stinking thousand."
Flay: Food, e.g. grass or other green fodder.; particularly good food is called flayrah, using the suffix -rah, which literally means "food of princes."
Flayrah: Unusually good food, such as lettuce or carrots.
Frith: The sun, personified as a god by rabbits. Frithrah! is used as an exclamation and translates to "the lord Sun."
Guard's Rite: A rite for a warrener becoming part of the Guard. They take an oath similar to that of the regular rite of passage, and the rite ends with a bite taken from their ear. All guards have a nip taken from the ear to show their rank and place.
Hlessi: A homeless rabbit without a hole to dwell in. (plural: hlessil) A rogue or loner.
Hrair: A great many; an uncountable number. Any number over four.
Inlé: The moon; also the idea of darkness, fear or death (as in the "Black Rabbit of Inlé"). Fu Inlé is used to refer to "after moonrise". Literally, the moon; also moonrise. But a second meaning carries the idea of darkness, fear and death.
Quarrel: A monthly gathering of the warren.
Rite: A rite of passage all warreners go through where they swear themselves to the warren. It ends with the Chief taking a whisker from the snout of the new Warrener.
Sun Chase: Also known as Frith Chase, a game played by the rabbits every now and then where they gather at dusk. The chief is holding an acorn, and participants must try to retrieve the acorn before the sun fully sets. The one who has it at the setting of Frith is the winner. Keep away, in a sense.
Vair: To excrete, pass droppings.
