tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 02 10:31:39 1997
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Re: KLBC: Words for assassin & blade
- From: Susan Farmer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Words for assassin & blade
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 13:24:54 -0400 (EDT)
>> {ghobwI'} is an interesting word. It certainly means "one who wages war," so
>> we're left with the question of why we don't see this word used as "warrior."
>> Perhaps {ghob} is less concerned with hand-to-hand combat (which would be
>> {Suv}) and refers to large-scale battle. The two uses in TKW (pp. 61, 179)
>> seem to support this idea. If this is true, then {ghobwI'} would mean someone
>> (or a side) who wages a large-scale battle or war. Remember, this is just
>> speculation.
>
I always assumed that just because one can wage war, one is not necessarily
A Warrior (tm). One does not have to have honor (which is essential to
be A Warrior) to "wage war."
tevram
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