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| maurezen |
Posted - 08 Nov 2005 : 13:34:52
Hi folks!
I'm a novice here, and not as smart in English as I should be. I was always wondering, how should I pronounce "a" in "balor"? Exactly as "a" in "game", shouldn't I? |
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| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 19:27:07
Thanks, BM, I was wondering where a name like that originated!
C-Fb |
| Beirnadri Magranth |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 19:09:10
the word svirfneblin is directly from old norse mythology... so thats where it comes from crennenfaeriebane |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 17:04:13
Cool, I'll check that out - I want to see if it's in line with the Draconimicon.
C-Fb |
| The Sage |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 13:53:00
quote:
Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Of course. Well, Dragons are well known for their gift of the tongue. Which brings me to the question - do dragons name themselves or do they keep the name their parents give them? Hmmm.
C-Fb
The subject of dragon names is handled in Ed's "Wyrms of the North" article detailing Lhammaruntosz. See here:- http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/wn/20030326a
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| Darkheyr |
Posted - 20 Nov 2005 : 10:00:32
I think there was an article that answered this particular question... Somewhere on the WotC site... Wyrms of the North, mayhaps? |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 19 Nov 2005 : 14:35:32
Of course. Well, Dragons are well known for their gift of the tongue. Which brings me to the question - do dragons name themselves or do they keep the name their parents give them? Hmmm.
C-Fb |
| Darkheyr |
Posted - 19 Nov 2005 : 08:36:52
Seriously, I find the various dragon names significantly easier to pronounce than some "normal" names of the realms.
I mean, there is little argument on how you pronounce Nalavarautathoryl. |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 19 Nov 2005 : 05:08:44
I pronounce it "CAL-ee-ay", but the name still confused me the first few times I read it. |
| Kajehase |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 19:30:57
My "at-a-glance" pronounciation would be Ca-lee-hee-ee. (By the way, any chance of getting the international phonetic alphabet as a font to use on the forums Alaundo?) |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 14:45:56
And have you seen that new name for the half-elf in Salvatore's book? I have no idea how to pronounce it - Calihye. Do we think it is Cal-ee-hi, or Ca-lee-hee... anyone have an idea?
C-Fb |
| BlackAce |
Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 08:04:20
quote:
Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Don't call it Old English - Winterfox will probably tear your heart out. 
I have always pronounced it "ee-ae-er-lan." Always sounded Elven to me.
C-Fb
I've always understood Æ to most often simply mean I, so I've always pronounced Eaerlann as "Yeer-lan", when asked. But when reading to myself I cheat and pronounce it "Earl-an". |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 15:22:17
Die Svirfneblins, die!!!!!
Seriously - what a wacky name.
C-Fb |
| Darkheyr |
Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 07:11:36
Yeah, I got it from Baldur's Gate as well. Annoying, indeed.
Drist... What kind of name is "Drist"? |
| KnightErrantJR |
Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 04:25:13
Don't worry, I never picked up on the Drist/Drizzit thing until two things converged. The first one was that a lot of people were portrayed in the novel as misprounouncing Drizzt by phoenetically spelling it out as Drizzit, and I heard one of the characters in Baldur's Gate saying the word Drizzt in their dialogue. Then it all clicked . . . |
| Darkheyr |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 23:32:15
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I know Drizzt is pronounced "Drist", but I mentally pronounce it as "Drizzit".
It isn't Drizzit?
Oops. |
| Kajehase |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 22:42:20
Gnomes?  |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 22:25:05
No problem with that - I still have a hard time pronouncing the proper name for Deep Gnomes - but then again, who names things Svirfneblins???? 
C-Fb |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 13 Nov 2005 : 22:16:00
I know Drizzt is pronounced "Drist", but I mentally pronounce it as "Drizzit". |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 10 Nov 2005 : 14:45:00
Yeah - like Wooly, I have told every single person I run for that Drow, in my worlds, in pronounced like Bow (the archer thing). Some people like to argue - but then I show them the symbolic door.
C-Fb |
| Khaa |
Posted - 10 Nov 2005 : 14:14:54
I still pronounce many things wrong and many "friendly" arguments come from those battles. |
| maurezen |
Posted - 10 Nov 2005 : 11:11:13
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by maurezen
Hmm... I'm from Russia, and that does mean something. I don't want to pay anything, I mean:)
But thanks anyway.
It's actually an illegal practice to ask about or obtain TSR/WotC products for free (available as PDF downloads via various P2P software like Kazaa) over the web. The only freely available and official TSR/WotC accessories are those they have declared themselves. See here for the listing:- http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads
If you want 1e rulesbooks, you'll have to pay for them. The paizo.com site offers older editions rulebooks for $4 US. They're PDFs though...
Thank you for this remark. I will do as ye advice. |
| Hoondatha |
Posted - 10 Nov 2005 : 01:37:22
I didn't really think it was Old English (or Middle English, for that matter), but rather that what little I've seen of the old languages seem to have a lot of "ea" and "ae" in them, and that someone who understood that language might have a better clue than I.
But I make that distinction because a friend of mine studied Old and Middle English is college, not because I care what Winterfox thinks.
And thanks for your take on the pronunciation. |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 10 Nov 2005 : 00:49:24
Don't call it Old English - Winterfox will probably tear your heart out.
I have always pronounced it "ee-ae-er-lan." Always sounded Elven to me.
C-Fb |
| Hoondatha |
Posted - 09 Nov 2005 : 23:29:03
In the "how the heck do I pronounce this?" category, I submit Eaerlann. I realized a little while ago that I was pronouncing it "air-eh-lan," as though it's spelled Aerelann. I've tried, but I can't figure out how one pronounces "eaer." Anyone more familiar with old English? How do you all pronounce it? |
| The Sage |
Posted - 09 Nov 2005 : 13:02:07
quote:
Originally posted by maurezen
Hmm... I'm from Russia, and that does mean something. I don't want to pay anything, I mean:)
But thanks anyway.
It's actually an illegal practice to ask about or obtain TSR/WotC products for free (available as PDF downloads via various P2P software like Kazaa) over the web. The only freely available and official TSR/WotC accessories are those they have declared themselves. See here for the listing:- http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads
If you want 1e rulesbooks, you'll have to pay for them. The paizo.com site offers older editions rulebooks for $4 US. They're PDFs though...
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| maurezen |
Posted - 09 Nov 2005 : 10:58:33
Hmm... I'm from Russia, and that does mean something. I don't want to pay anything, I mean:)
But thanks anyway. |
| Arivia |
Posted - 09 Nov 2005 : 09:07:30
quote:
Originally posted by maurezen
Thank ye men for answering. And about editions... does anyone knows where one can get the rulebooks for the first editions?
Used bookstores and online, mostly-whether it's in ebook format from paizo.com or such or through ordering online through a retailer that specializes in out-of-print products. |
| maurezen |
Posted - 09 Nov 2005 : 08:38:27
Thank ye men for answering. And about editions... does anyone knows where one can get the rulebooks for the first editions? |
| Crennen FaerieBane |
Posted - 09 Nov 2005 : 02:54:49
All goes to show you we only need one edition! Should have done it right!
C-Fb |
| Kuje |
Posted - 09 Nov 2005 : 02:31:00
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Hm . . . the original Cyclopedia of the Realms (Grey Box) says MAY-larr.
Odd... But I'll stick with the "newer lore trumps older lore" rule.
Actually if you look at a lot of the pronouncation in the 1e box set and the 2e box set, etc, they are different. Especially for a lot of the NPC's. :) |
