Moving Water (42 page)
Phaxia, country. Lit. The People
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Quarred, Confederate country
quennis, lawyer cane. From quienn, hook
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ras, source
Rastyr, Lit. Port-head, from tyr, narrow or port
rhodel (pl. rhodellin), gold coinage of Everran. From rho, round, del, gold
rhonur, cotton. From rho, round, nur, white
riendel, cocky-apple tree. From rien, crimson, el, tree
riengjer, kangaroo grass. From rien, crimson, gjer, grass
rienglis, red kite. From rien, crimson, perraglis, hawk
Rienvur, Mars. Lit. crimson-brow
rivannon, scented tree, possible kind of cassia
rovperra, kookaburra. From pirra, bird, rove, to laugh at, mock
ruan, mind
Ruanbrarx, aedric arts. Lit. mind-acts, from ruan, mind, briarx, past. part. of briave, to act, q.v.
Ruanbraxe, aedric art. From ruan, mind, braxe, shield. To block from other aedryx' awareness
ruand, numeral one. Also leader, head capital, etc.
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saeva, wind
saeveryr, wagtail. Also Cape, “where the wind turns,” from saeva, wind, ryde, rythe, to turn
Saevetir, south wind
Salasterne, Assharran fort. Lit. sour-watch, from sal, sour, asterne, lookout
salgar, Lit. bitter-bark, from sal, bitter, sour, gar, skin, bark. Assharran version of cinchona bark
Saphar, capital of Everran. Lit. delight
Sathel (pl. Sathellin), wanderer, nomad
scarthe, aedric art. Telepathic perception. Lit. to read verbal thought
Selionur, Sirius. From selloth, stars, lios, face, nor-nur, white
Sellithar, personal name. Lit. Star-flower
sellothahr, frangipani tree. Lit. Sun-star, from selloth, stars, ahltar, sun
skos, broad
slief, plateau, tableland
slithil, ibis. Lit. water-knife, from ilien, water, slith, knife
stiriand, north. Region of Everran. Aedric line
Stirian Ven, highway. Lit. North Road
Stirsselian, Lit. North-swamp, from hasselian, swamp, from haz, earth, ilien, water
syvel, wilga tree. From syve, thick, el-ela, tree
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tar, flower
tarsal, gidgee tree. Lit. sour-flower
taskgjer, Mitchell grass. From task, tussock, gjer, grass
Tasmar, Assharran province. From tassa, cloth
tathrien, red cedar. From tath, wood, rien, crimson
Taven, Lit. wood-road, from tath, wood, ven, road
Tengorial, Assharran town. Lit. cleared-land, from tengre, to clear, cut down
terrephaz, brolga. From az, blue, terre, to dance
terrepher, lyretail menura. From per, silver, terre, to dance
terrian, jacaranda. Corruption of theryx, purple, iahn, flame
Thangar, Assharran province. From thangos, hilly
Th'Iahn, aedric personal name. Lit. The Flame
thillian, diamond. Lit. light-water-fire, from thira, light, ilien, water, iahn, flame
thira, light
Thiryx, Sky-lord, worshipped in Everran. Lit. air. See Haz, Ilien and Iahn
thorgan, king
Thor'stang, aedric chess. Lit. king's-war, from thorgan, king, gastang, war
thrithan, bamboo
tingan, lyretail menura. From tingrith, all, han, tongue
tingrith, numeral. Eight, all. Quarred government, loose confederation of aedric lines
Tirien, aedric line. Lit. south water, from tirs, south, ilien, water
tirs, south. Everran region
Tirstang, Crux Australis. From tirs, south, tang, cross
tyr, narrow. Port, in Hazyk dialect
Tyr Cletho, From tyr, port, cletho, mud
Tyr Coryan, Lit. Maze-port, from tyr, port, coryan, maze, labyrinth
Tyrwash, Lit. narrow-river. Aedric line
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ulfann, dingoes. From ulce, wild, fanx, fann, pl. dog
Ulven, Neolithic Gjerven tribe. From ulce, wild, Gjerven, province, q.v.
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Valinhynga, Venus. Lit. horns of the morning, corruption of valin, horn, lyng, morning
Vallin Taskar, Assharran landmark. From vallin, horns, taskar, gate
Velandryxe, wisdom. Lit. high-vision, from vel, high, andeir, second or non-physical sight
velandyr, sage. Lit. high-seer
Veldisk, Phaxian plateau. From vel, high, disyk, brown
ven, highway, main road
Vendring, Assharran town. Lit. road-works, from ven, road
Ven Selloth, Milky Way. From ven, road, selloth, stars
veth, first
Vorn, aedric personal name. Lit. the tooth
Vyrenia, country. Lit. last-land, from vyrne, last
Vyrlase, Lit. Last-meeting, from vyrne, last, lase, meeting, crossing-place
vyrne, Lit. the last. Nickname of Vorn, q.v.
Vyrne Taskar, Phaxian province. Lit. last-gate, from vyrne, last, taskar, gate
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wash, river
wreve, V. to master, control
wreve-lan'x, aedric art. Beast mastery, from wreve, control, lanyx, coll., beast
wreve-lethar, aedric art. Lit. to control the dream, i.e. to control or change the world. From lethar, the dream, aedric term for universe
wreviane, aedric art. Pyrokinesis
wrevurx, aedric art. To control the weather. From wreve, control, vur, sky
wrock, ridge, esp. watershed
wyre, great
wyresparyx, goanna. From wyre, great, emsparyx, lizard, from yrk, yrx, legs, and emspar, snake, from ema, poison, sparthe, to kill
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Xaira, farewell, separation, aedric myth of same
xhen, aloe vera. From xhen, burnt, past. part. of xhiane, to burn
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yazyk-yx, thief
yeld, blood
yeldtar, poppy. Lit. blood-flower. Juice used as soporific
yeltath, bloodwood tree. From yeld, blood, tath, wood
yst, truth
Ystanyrx, Lit. true songs. Cosmogony as preserved by Everran harpers
Ystir, Invocation. Truth it is
Ystryn, Assharran Tarot cards. Lit. truth-tellers. See also Latharyn.
yx, sing., before, pl., eyes
yxphare, aedric art. Lit. to see before. Clairvoyance
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Zem-and-Zam, Assharran personal names. Lit. This-and-That
Zyphryr Coryan, Assharran capital. From zyph, city, wyre, great, coryan, maze, labyrinth
Sylvia Kelso lives in North Queensland, Australia, and has been writing or telling stories for as long as she remembers.
The Moving Water
is her second fantasy novel, the sequel to her well-received
Everran's Bane
. She has also published poetry in Australian literary magazines, and has a Creative Writing MA for an alternate history/SF novel set in alternate North Queenslands. She lives in a house with a lot of trees in the garden, but no cats or dogs. She makes up for this by playing Celtic music on a penny whistle and is now learning the fiddle as well.
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