Watership Down

Where to Now?

  Bob-stones -   A traditional
game among rabbits. A "cast" of stones is placed upon the
ground and covered with a forepaw. The opponent must then make
a guess about it's nature. (e.g. one or two,light or dark,rough
or smooth)


  Crixa,the -   The center
of Efrafa,the crossing of two bridle paths.


  Efrafa -   The warren
founded by General Woundwort.


  El-ahrairah -   The rabbit
folk hero. His name (Elil-hrair-rah) means 
"Enemies-Thousand-Prince" = the Prince with a Thousand Enemies
(see  Lapine Mythology )


  Elil -   Enemies (of rabbits)


  Embleer -   Stinking, e.g. the
smell of a fox. Often used as  Embleer Frith! ,a curse
meaning "Stinking Frith!"


  Flay -   Food, e.g. grass
or other greenstuff


  Flayrah -   Unusually good
food, e.g. lettuce or carrots


  Frith -   The sun,personified
as a god by rabbits. Frithrah! = The lord Sun - used as an 
exclamation. (See  Lapine Mythology )


  Fu Inle -   After moonrise.
(There's an accent mark over the 'e' in 'Inle',but I couldn't 
add it)


  Hlao -   Any dimple or 
depression in the grass,such as that formed by a daisy plant
or a thistle,which can hold moisture. The name of Pipkin in 
Lapine.


  Hlao-roo -   "Little Hlao"
An affectionate diminutive of the name Hlao,one of the rabbits 
in the story.


  Hlessi -   A rabbit living
above ground,without a regular hole or warren. A wandering 
rabbit,living in the open. (Plural : hlessil)


  Homba -   A fox (Plural : hombil)


  Hrair -   A great many ; an 
uncountable number ; any number over four. U Hrair = The Thousand
(enemies)


  Hrairoo -   "Little Thousand"
The name of Fiver in Lapine.


  Hraka -   Droppings,excetra.


  Hrududu -   A tractor,car,or
any motor vehicle. (Plural : hrududil)


  Hyzenthlay -   Literally 
"Shine-Dew-Fur" = Fur shining like dew. The name of a doe.


  Inle -   Literally,the moon
or moonrise. But a second meaning carries the idea of 
darkness,fear,and death.


  Lendri -   A badger.


  Marli -   A doe. Also carries
the meaing "mother".


  Narn -   Nice,pleasant (to eat)


  Ni-Frith -   Noon.


  Nildro-hain -   "Blackbird's Song"
The name of a doe.


  Owsla -   The strongest rabbits
in a warren,the ruling clique.


  Owslafa -   The council police
(A word found only in Efrafa)


  Pfeffa -   A cat.


  Pfeffa-rah -   King of cats.


  Rah -   A prince,leader,or chief
rabbit. Usually used as a suffix. E.g. Hazel-rah = Lord Hazel


  Roo -   Used as a suffix to
denote a diminutive. E.g. Hlao-roo


  Sayn -   Groundsel


  Silf -   Outside,that is,not
under ground.


  Silflay -   To go above ground
to feed. Literally, to feed outside.


  Tharn -   Stupified,distraught,
hypnotized with fear. But can also,in certain contexts,mean 
"looking foolish" or again "heartbroken" or "forelorn".


  Thethuthinnang -   "Movement of Leaves".
The name of a doe.


  Thlay -   Fur.


  Thlayli -   Fur-head. Bigwig's
name in Lapine.


  Threar -   A rowan tree,or
mountain ash.


  Vair -   To excrete,pass 
droppings.


  Yona -   A hedgehog (Plural : yonil)


  Zorn -   Destroyed,murdered.
Denotes a catastrophe.

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