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Dictionary > Volaan

Word[?]
VOL1N Volaan
Word Type[?]
strong verb
Pronunciation[?]
/voˈlɑn/
Official Definition[?]

Intruder
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

v. to intrude
n. intrusion; intruder

Usage[?]

Tell me. Why do you come here, volaan? Why do you intrude on my meditation?
(Paarthurnax, 0003FA14)

Dir volaan!
/Die, intruder!/
(Draugr, 0004C59D)

Connotations[?]

Not necessarily equivalent to ‘trespasser’ where the intrusion is intentional; someone or something in a place that is not wanted, whether knowingly intruding or otherwise.

Etymology[?]

From laan ‘want/request’ with the prefix vo- ‘un-, opposite of’, someone or something that is not wanted.