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Dictionary > Dilon

Word[?]
DILON Dilon
Word Type[?]
strong adjective
Pronunciation[?]
/diˈlon,ˈdi lon /
Official Definition[?]

Dead
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

adj. dead
adv. in a dead or death-like manner
n. the dead; someone who is dead
v. to die, kill, make or become dead

Usage[?]

So, it is done. Alduin dilon. The Eldest is no more, he who came before all others, and has always been.
(Paarthurnax, 0009C20B)

Qiilaan us dilon!
[Bow before (the) dead!]
(Draugr, 0004C5A1)

Connotations[?]

Permanently dead, or no longer living. Can be used to describe the undead.

Etymology[?]

Shares root with diil ‘undead’, dilos ‘deadly’, and dinok ‘death’.

Notes[?]

Generally use krii 'to kill' or dir 'to die' instead of dilon as a verb.

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