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Dictionary > Fodiiz

Word[?]
FOD3Z Fodiiz
Word Type[?]
strong adjective
Pronunciation[?]
/ˈfo diz/
Official Definition[?]

Hoar
(POGGLE, p. 1096)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

adj. hoar, hoary; venerable; weathered by age
adv. venerably, in a hoary manner
n. hoar, hoarfrost
v. to make or become hoary; to age or grow venerable

Usage[?]

Nonvul Bron, dahmaan daar rok do fin Fodiiz Bormah – Kendov krif ok kosill Vokul, nuz kaal Gaar ok jun kosill niin nau ok hokoron.
Noble Nord, remember these words of the Hoar Father – the warrior fights his inner evils, but the king unleashes them on his enemies.
(Word Wall for Gaar, Cyclone)

Connotations[?]

Occurs only in the epithet fodiiz bormah ‘Hoar Father’ found in several Word Walls, possibly in reference to either Ysgramor or Tsun.

Etymology[?]

Possibly a compound of fo ‘frost’ and iiz ‘ice’, referring to something or someone who is weathered, ancient, and almost part of the land.