Glossary of Kcymaerxthaere - b

Nyelvate (Shape Word) Glossary

bokkbokk-li

[bock-bock-LEE]

Origin

(Bench type name)

Definition

Bench type that encompasses the Mallybattle bench, and the Gnujaa bench.

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bokkli

[BAWK-lee]

Origin

(Bench type name)

Definition

Bench type that includes the Thatch Pub Bench (Sabon).

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boneyar

[BOAN-yarr]

Origin

(Cognate)

Definition

A place where three rivers (at least one of which is aerial) meet with such force that it can strip the flesh off a gnacien in minutes.

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Bonnie and Clyde

[(as per linear English)]

Origin

(linear English)

Definition

Linear criminals whose fame entered some extra dimensions.

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Bonxer

[BONK-zer]

Origin

(Culture name)

Definition

Culture attributed to developing the Abitof bench.

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bÓrnhærd

[BOWERN-heyrd]

Origin

(Djeralkohn)

Definition

A person who herds the bÓrnt to their pastures each morning.

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Boy from the Sea

[(as per linear English)]

Origin

(linear English)

Definition

Also known as Gnel Wrangor, he was a child who built the most amazing sand castles, but never heeded his mother’s warning to keep an eye open in case of a huge wave. When it came, he was too far from safety and so had to dive into one of his creations for safety—with major consequences for his future.

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BP-BG-57

[[pronounced as per your own language]]

Origin

(Bench name)

Definition

One of the most perishable benches in the MoB’s collection, this Hay Bench is from the contemplation gwome of gl. Thousands of these benches are arranged in a Fibonacci-aware pattern throughout gl that also thwarts decay. That name is also a mantra: both the “g” and the “l” are silent—the sound is the idea of making a trill with the tongue on the roof of one’s mouth.

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bragansa

[brah-GAN-zuh]

Origin

(Cognate)

Definition

Oft crudely translated as “spirit door” or “tombshadow” but really meant something a bit more playful.

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Brave 57

[(as per linear English)]

Origin

(linear English)

Definition

Citizens of Rhyolite who lost their lives protecting the city’s treasure of Rhyoleir from Federica the Unifier.

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Bravenlea

[BRAY-venn-lee]

Origin

(Bench name)

Definition

Bench commemorating the warlord Nobunaga-Gotari's return from Shirotsumek Hill to Hizurokoro (the gwome he had founded following his near assassination when his ship was swept across what we call the Pacific), where he met Forrest Bess, the painter, who told him of the Bravenleavanne, a culture who believed in good deeds for their own sake—not for reward or for fear of punishment. On the edge of death throughout the crossing, Nobunaga-Gotari recovered only after he scorched the words of prophecy–The Fate of the Clan of Nobunaga–into a massive drift log.

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Bravenleavanne

[BRAY-venn-lee-vann]

Origin

(Bravenleavanne Also: Culture name)

Definition

A culture which believed in good deeds for their own sake—not for future reward or for fear of punishment. Also: Culture attributed to developing the Bravenlea bench.

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