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May Earth Rise

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by Holly Taylor


  Celynnen Mis: holly month; roughly corresponds to late May/early June

  cenedl: clan

  cerdinen: rowan tree; sacred to the Dreamers

  Cerdinen Mis: rowan month; roughly corresponds to July

  Cerdorrian: sons of Cerridwen; the hidden organization of warriors and Y Dawnus working to drive the Coranians out of Kymru

  cleddyf: sword

  collen: hazel tree; sacred to Prydyn

  Collen Mis: hazel month; roughly corresponds to October

  commote: a small division of land for administrative purposes; two or three commotes make up a cantref; a commote is ruled by a Gwarda

  coed: forest, wood

  cynyddu: increase; the time when the moon is waxing

  da: father

  dan: fire

  derwen: oak tree; sacred to the Druids

  Derwen Mis: oak month; roughly corresponds to December

  Dewin: a clairvoyant; they are physicians; they can Life-Read and Wind-Ride; they revere the goddess Nantsovelta, Lady of the Moon

  disglair: bright; the time when the moon is full

  draig: dragon; the symbol of the Dewin

  draenenwen: hawthorn tree; sacred to Rheged

  Draenenwen Mis: hawthorn month; roughly corresponds to late June/early July

  Dreamer: a descendent of Llyr who has precognitive abilities; the Dreamer can Dream-Speak and Time-Walk; the Dreamer also has the other three gifts—telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis; there is only one Dreamer in a generation; they revere the god Mabon, King of Fire

  Dream-Speaking: precognitive dreams; one of the Dreamer’s gifts

  Druid: a psychokinetic; they are astronomers, scientists, and lead all festivals; they can Shape-Move, Fire-Weave, and, in partnership with the High King, Storm-Bring; they revere the goddess Modron, the Great Mother of All

  drwys: doors

  dwfr: water

  dwyvach-breichled: goddess-bracelet; bracelet made of oak used by Druids

  eiddew: ivy

  Eiddew Mis: ivy month; roughly corresponds to April

  enaid-dal: soul-catcher; lead collars that prevent Y Dawnus from using their gifts

  eos: nightingale; the symbol of the Bards

  erias: fire

  erydd: eagle

  Far-Sensing: the telepathic ability to communicate with animals

  ffynidwydden: fir tree; sacred to the High Kings

  Fire-Weaving: the psychokinetic ability to light fires

  gaef: winter

  galanas: blood price

  galor: mourning, sorrow

  goddeau: trees

  gorsedd: a gathering (of Bards)

  greu: blood

  Gwaithdydd: third day of the week

  gwarchan: incantation

  Gwarda: ruler of a commote

  gwernan: alder tree; sacred to Gwynedd

  Gwernan Mis: alder month; roughly corresponds to late April/early May

  gwinydden: vine

  Gwinydden: vine month; roughly corresponds to August

  Gwlad Yr Haf: the Land of Summer; the Otherworld

  gwydd: knowledge

  gwyn: white

  gwynt: wind

  Gwyntdydd: fifth day of the week

  gwyr: seeker

  haf: summer

  hebog: hawk; the symbol of the royal house of Gwynedd

  helygen: willow

  Helygen Mis: willow month; roughly corresponds to January

  honneit: spear

  Life-Reading: the clairvoyant ability to lay hands on a patient and determine the nature of their ailment

  llachar: bright

  llech: stone

  lleihau: to diminish; the time when the moon is waning

  lleu: lion

  Llundydd: second day of the week

  llyfr: book

  llyn: lake

  llys: court

  Lord/Lady: ruler of a cantref

  mam: mother

  march: horse; the symbol of the royal house of Rheged

  Master Bard: leader of the Bards, must be a descendent of Llyr

  Meirgdydd: fourth day of the week

  meirig: guardian

  Meriwdydd: seventh day of the week

  mis: month

  morynion: maiden

  mwg-breudduyd: smoke-dream; a method Dreamers can use to induce dreams

  mynydd: mountain

  mynyddoedd: mountains

  naid: leap

  nemed: shrine, a sacred grove

  nerth: strength

  neuadd: hall

  niam-lann: a jeweled metallic headpiece, worn by ladies of rank

  nos: night

  ogaf: cave

  olau: fair

  onnen: ash tree; sacred to the Dewin

  Onnen Mis: ash month; roughly corresponds to February

  pair: cauldron

  pen: head of

  Plentyn Prawf: child test; the testing of children, performed by the Bards, to determine if they are Y Dawnus

  rhyfelwr: warrior

  sarn: road

  Shape-Moving: the psychokinetic ability to move objects

  Storm-Bringing: the psychokinetic ability to control certain weather conditions; only effective in partnership with the High King

  Suldydd: first day of the week

  tarbell: a board game, similar to chess

  tarw: bull; the symbol of the Druids

  tarw-casgliad: the ceremony where Druids invite a dream from Modron

  telyn: harp

  teulu: warband

  Time-Walking: the ability to see events in the past; one of the Dreamer’s gifts

  tir: earth

  triskele: the crystal medallion used by Dewin

  ty: house

  tynge tynghed: the swearing of a destiny

  Tynged Mawr: great fate; the test to determine a High King

  tywyllu: dark; the time when the moon is new

  ur: daughter of

  var: out of

  Wind-Riding: the clairvoyant ability of astral projection

  Wind-Speaking: the telepathic ability to communicate with other humans

  wythnos: week

  yned: justice

  Y Dawnus: the gifted; a Druid, Bard, Dewin, or Dreamer

  ysgawen: elder

  Ysgawen Mis: elder month; roughly corresponds to September

  ystafell: the Ruler’s chambers

  ywen: yew

  Ywen Mis: yew month; roughly corresponds to November

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