Gīda

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡiːda/

Adjective

gīda (solar gīdys, terrestrial gīdon, aquatic gīdor, equative gīdāpa, comparative gīdykta, superlative gīdāje); I-class adjective

  1. steady, stable
  2. even, equal
    Kīvȳso valar Dārio laehot gīda kesosy[1].
    You swore that all men would be equal in the Queen's eyes.
    -Hizdahr (Game of Thrones, Episode 504)
  3. calm
Inflection

Notes

  1. The use of kesosy instead of the expected kesos here is an unintentional error by Peterson, however it apparently fits the speaker, Hizdahr zo Loraq, a Meereenese noble.