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Dictionary > Qethsegol

Word[?]
QETHSEGOL Qethsegol
Word Type[?]
noun
Pronunciation[?]
/ˈkwɛθ sɛ gol/
Official Definition[?]

Stone
(Book, Dragon Language: Myth No More)
(POGGLE, p. 1097)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

n. stone

Usage[?]

Nafni wahlaan qethsegol bormahii vahrukt, Rognvald, wen Zii fen mahfaeraak aak ok brod, ahrk folook ok hokoron.
Nafni raised this stone for his father, Rognvald, whose Spirit will forever guide his clan, and haunt his enemies.
(Word Wall for Zii, Become Ethereal)

Connotations[?]

Common in the Word Wall memorials. May be a formal word that specifically refers to large, commemorative stones, or metaphorically ‘the earth itself’, whereas the general word golz ‘stone’ can refer to any stone or rock.

Etymology[?]

Se compound of qeth ‘bone’ and gol ‘earth’, lit. ‘bone of the earth’.

Notes[?]

Possibly related to the cosmological ‘Earth Bones’.