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Dictionary > Qiilaan

Word[?]
Q3L1N Qiilaan
Word Type[?]
strong verb
Pronunciation[?]
/kwiˈlɑn, ˈkwi lən/
Official Definition[?]

Bow (verb)
(Dialogue File, 000ED363)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

v. to bow; to submit
n. bow, bowing; submission

Usage[?]

Nust wo ni qiilaan fen kos duaan.
Those who (do) not bow will be devoured.
(Alduin, 000ED363)

Qiilaan us dilon!
[Bow before (the) dead!]
(Draugr, 0004C5A1)

Connotations[?]

To submit to a power, authority, or fate. Unknown if dragons physically bow. May have originally meant ‘to submit’ but taken by Nords to also mean ‘to bow’.

Etymology[?]
No etymology to note.
Notes[?]

Not to be confused for the weapon ‘bow’ or the naval ‘bow’.