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Dictionary > Govey

Word[?]
GOV9 Govey
Word Type[?]
strong verb
Pronunciation[?]
/go ˈveɪ/
Official Definition[?]

Remove
(Book, Dragon Language: Myth No More)
(POGGLE, p. 1096)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

v. to remove, esp. by cutting; to cut off or cut out
n. removal, esp. by cut

Usage[?]

Het mah tahrodiis tafiir Skorji Lun-Sinak, wen klov govey naal rinik hahkun rok togaat wah gahrot.
Here fell the treacherous thief Skorji Leech-Fingers, whose head was removed by the very axe he was attempting to steal
(Word Wall for Lun, Marked For Death)

Connotations[?]

Specifically to remove with a blade or by cutting. May be used metaphorically to describe sudden or violent removal.

Etymology[?]

Likely from vey ‘to cut’.