Showing posts with label weapons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weapons. Show all posts

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Arrow, in my word + arrows

flita : arrow

The Illunse word for arrow is flita. Flita is a unusual feminine name meaning swift. Flita is a rare last name. In Swedish flita means labor, strive, work hard. In Old English similar word flit means strife, dispute, contention. Douar Flita is a place in Alergia.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for arrow sagitta, and the Old English word for arrow flá (arrow, dart).

Another word for arrow in Old English is arwe or arewe, but it seems less common.

flitae : arrows

The Illunse word for arrows (nominative plural) is flitae. Flitae is a very rare last name.

Arrows in Latin is sagittae. Arrows in Old English is flán.

Friday, November 04, 2011

Sword, in my words + swords

slade : sword

The Illunse word for sword is slade. Slade is a last name. Slade comes from the Old English term slæd which means valley, wooded glade. Slade is an unusual masculine first name. Slade are an English glam rock band most popular in the early 1970s. Slade is the name of places in Ireland, Kentucky and Florida.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for sword gladius, and the Old English word for sword sweord.

sladi : swords

The Illunse word for swords (nominative plural) is sladi. Sladi is an unusual last name. Sladi is the name of place in Indonesia. In Serbo-Croation similar word slàdić means licorice. In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, similarly named slaadi are a fictional humanoid race that resembles giant toads.

Swords in Latin is gladii. Swords in Old English is sweord (same as the singular).

Friday, October 28, 2011

Knife, in my words + knives

scelt : knife

The Illunse word for knife is scelt. Scelt is a rare last name. In Anne Bishop's Black Jewels series, Scelt is a place in Kaeleer. In Italian similar word scelte means choices.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for knife culter (knife; weapon / sacrificial / hunt) and the Old English word for knife seax (knife, instrument for cutting).

sceltas : knives

The Illunse word for knives (nominative plural) is sceltas. Sceltas LLC is a home builder and renovation company in South Carolina.

Knives in Latin is cultri. Knives in Old English is seax (same as the singular).

I considered making knives be scelti, but that didn't fit with my plural schemes.