Bring any highlander, mole, or any speech that you don't understand here. (or Sparra) I and others will help. Och, 'tis nae easy job!
Brilliant idea! It took me a little bit to figure out mole-speech, but now I'm pro at it! My friend and I are reading Long Patrol to her sister and I've claimed the moles!
Thanks. I am excellent at molespeech, but it's hard to figure out Highlander speech. What does "braw" mean?
"Braw" means like, "fine," "fabulous," that sort of thing, or so I am told.
I'll help with highlander and mole speech, if that's all right.
Io get every thing but northland
OI gett's it all preetty well burr hurr well a'hl th't highland northland accent troubles ma'h well not too jolly well much i must say flippin good trifle this here wot?
The dialects are what really draw me into Redwall. The first time I read the books I did have some trouble at first, but now I can fluently read and even think in the accents. My favorite is the Sparra accent. I think any of them are really to hard to decode, you just have to use context when you read.
OK so now we know what braw means this might sound stupid but what does highway mean?
Highway? Did you mean Highland?
I think you mean "Haway" like in "Haway the Braw!" And I have NO idea what it means....
yes i meant haway
Quote from: GeminyaTome on February 16, 2012, 10:39:20 PM
I think you mean "Haway" like in "Haway the Braw!" And I have NO idea what it means....
Haway, correct me if I am wrong, basically means "come on".
That's an interesting question. First of all, I'd like to point out that most war cries don't mean much, they're simply symbolic. The words might make sense, but it's not particularly important to walk around yelling out the name of your home all the time. Secondly, as previously pointed out, "braw" appears to mean "good" or "fine".
All that would lead me to think that it's giving a charge, "Away the good" or something like that.
or come on the good?
That would work too. Essentially, it's a call to battle.
I always thought that "Braw" in that context meant brave, but I'm not positive by any means.
What does Brany mean?
can you put in a sentance? or do you mean braw?
Quote from: Redwallfan7 on February 17, 2012, 04:07:16 AM
What does Brany mean?
Perhaps you mean Bonnie? As in "me bonnie lass". Bonnie or Bonny means pretty or fair.
Now if you mean briny, as in "the briny sea", that means it is about saltwater and the ocean.
If you perhaps went to spell brawny, as in "the brawny sailor hefted the barrel easily", then brawny simply means strong and/or tough.
Okay, thanks. Yeah Brawny is what I meant to say
For the first time in ages I don't understand a mole word unbelievable!
gaffer- said by formole in Mariel of redwall and I have no clue what it means
Here the sentence
Whurr do 'ee want us a-start, gaffer?
I think a gaffer is a grandfather or a male head-of-household. Or just an old guy. ;D
EDIT: Dictionary.com to the rescue! "British . a foreman or overseer, especially the boss of a group of physical laborers. "
Whurr do 'ee want us a-start, gaffer? = Where do you want us to start, boss?
Yep. One of the moles in Mossflower referred to the Foremole as 'gaffer Foremole'.
I was either thinking leader or some type of insult thanks for the clarification
Gaffer in the hobbit kind of means father if thats any help? :)