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#:: ''' | #:: Ten '''men''' on the door. | ||
#::: -''Echo'' (''[[The 100]]'', Episode 409) | #::: -''Echo'' (''[[The 100]]'', Episode 409) | ||
Revision as of 23:07, 7 May 2020
Trigedasleng
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛf
Noun
hef
Derived Terms
Creation and Usage Notes
| The loss of the final syllable here is a bit irregular, but it seemed like the similarity to "heifer" might have hastened its exodus. Regarding the etymology, the idea is the words for "man", "woman", "boy", and "girl" were replaced by common roles—specifically, lifters or hefters (hef), planners (plan), scouts (skat), and gatherers (gada). Naturally those connections were lost completely after not too long, but the words remained.
-David J. Peterson 03:13, 6 May 2020 (PDT) |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Root
hef
- used for carrying weapons (not used on its own)