[84092] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: KCD IP set #1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qa'vaj)
Tue Jan 29 22:20:14 2008
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:17:34 -0600
From: qa'vaj <darqang99@gmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20080129124500.02934eb0@imap.uchicago.edu>
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
On Jan 29, 2008 1:01 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
> I previously assumed this was {ghab} "meat from midsection of animal" plus
> {'etlh} "sword, blade" since it's a gutting device, but now I wonder if
> this should actually be {ghob'etlh} "blade of ethics/virtue"? As it's
> "traditionally displayed in the {nuH bey'}, it would balance the {betleH}
> or {batlh 'etlh} "blade/sword of honor". (Is it used in the ritual
> {vItHay'} "truthtest" later in the game? That would explain why it's
> displayed in an honored position in the house.)
>
> I wasn't paying attention when I wrote {ghab} (I was thinking {ghob}),
it's definitely {ghob} by pronunciation. It sounds like "HHob'ek".
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