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Dictionary > Qahnaarin

Word[?]
Q4N1RIN Qahnaarin
Word Type[?]
noun
Pronunciation[?]
/kwəˈnɑr in, kwəˈnɑr ɪn/
Official Definition[?]

Vanquisher
(Dialogue File, 0201156B)

Expanded Definition[?]

n. vanquisher

Usage[?]

My claws have rended the flesh of innumerable foes, but I have never once been felled on the field of battle. I therefore honor-name you Qahnaarin, or Vanquisher in your tongue.
(Durnehviir, 0201156B)

Connotations[?]

Used as a formal title for someone who has defeated a worthy opponent (esp. a dragon) in battle.

Etymology[?]

From Qahnaar ‘to vanquish’. -in may be a distinct suffix or the word in ‘master’, forming ‘master of vanquishing.