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Dictionary > Qeth

Word[?]
QETH Qeth
Word Type[?]
noun
Pronunciation[?]
/kwɛθ/
Official Definition[?]

Bone
(POGGLE, p. 1097)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

n. bone

Usage[?]

Occurs only in the compound word qethsegol ‘stone’, lit. ‘bone of the earth’.

Connotations[?]

Paarthurnax’s dialogue (‘There is no question. You are doom-driven … The very bones of the earth are at your disposal.’, 000C64EC) may indicate that the dragon word for ‘bone’ connotates a root or source of power. Dragon bones persist even after death, connotating something that is permanent or everlasting.

Etymology[?]

May relate to qoth ‘tomb’.