tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 19 19:10:28 1996
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Re: vIchup
- From: "eric d. zay" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: vIchup
- Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 22:14:27 -0500
> To you tera'nganpu' on the mailing list who actually know what they're
> saying in tlhIngan Hol, I believe that the Skaldskaparmal (The Language
of
> Poetry) found in the Edda (Medieval Scandinavian "textbook") can prove
quite
> interesting.
> I am now rereading it, and the battle-oriented figures of speech used by
the
> Scandinavian poets of old to express themselves strike me as very
Klingonesque.
>
> For exemple: storm of swords=battle, corpse-dew=blood, they rubbed
> beards=they held a conference, in angry rivet-masts conference=in battle,
> wind-hall=sky...
Dajbej De'vam. tlhIngan Hol mu'mey rurlaw' mu'meyvam. *Edda* 'oH'a'
paqvam pong'e'? paqvam vIlaD vIneHchugh, paq qachDaq tu'lu''a'? paq
qachDaq vInejtaHvIS, *Edda* vISamnIS'a'? pagh *Skaldskaparmal*
vISamnIs'a'? paqvam vIlaDmeH, *Scanddinavian* Hol tIQ vIlaDnIS'a', pagh
lumughlu'bogh paq 'oH'a'?
SuSvaj