hordonphonk: n. (Krakish) supremely beautiful snake
hukla-hukla: exclamation. snake-speak for “young owls will be young owls”
issen: n. (Krakish) ice
issen blauen: n. (Krakish) blue ice, used to make goggles; also the goggles themselves
issen vintygg: n. (Krakish) deep ice
kerplonken: adj. (Krakish) all over; broken; useless
kraal: n. (Krakish) pirate
Krakish: n. the ancient language of the Northern Kingdoms
lochinvyrr: n. (Krakish) a code of honor between the hunter and the hunted
moon blink: v. to expose for long periods to the full shine of the moon, forcing owls’ minds to become confused and incapable of making simple decisions; to destroy an owl’s will and individual personality, making him or her perfectly obedient
mu: n. a very soft metal that blocks magnetic fields
nachtmagen: n. bad magic originating in the time of legends
new: v. (of the moon) wax; have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to increase in size
Nimsy Night: n. the festival held on the shortest night and longest day of the year
nooties: n. flavorful nuts that grow on the Great Ga’Hoole Trees during the time of the Copper-Rose Rain
owl stone event: n. an event of great significance in the development of a young owl
owlipoppen: n. little owl dolls made from down and molted feathers for chicks to lie with in the hollow; also used as decoys by the Guardians during the invasion of the canyonlands
pyte: n. a unit of measurement roughly equal to the wingspan of a Whiskered Screech
racdrops: exclamation. short for raccoon droppings; one of the worst curse words an owl can say
riffle: v. to ruffle one’s feathers so as to accentuate the white spots (Spotted Owls only)
ryb: n. teacher
scroom: n. the disembodied spirit of an owl who has died but has not made his or her way to glaumora
scroomsaw: n. owl soul
shatter: v. to expose an owl to flecks under “certain conditions” that cause the owl to become massively disoriented and lose his or her sense of self; the gizzard becomes like a stone, and the owl becomes incapable of sorting out emotions and feelings, sometimes causing delusions
Short Light: n. in the Northern Kingdoms, the two days surrounding the longest night of the year, when the sun never rises more than the tiniest bit above the horizon
shred: v. to dart in and out of the edges of a fire, a colliering flight maneuver
skog: n. (Krakish) singer, storyteller
slipgizzle: n. owl spy, secret agent
sliptween: n. a nest-maid snake and member of the harp guild who leaps from one octave to another while playing the great grass harp
smee holes: n. natural steam vents in the Earth, found in the Northern Kingdoms
sprink: v. and exclamation. the worst owl curse word
spronk: n. forbidden knowledge
starsight: n. the ability to see the future in dreams
thronkenspeer: n. threat display
trufynkken: adj. (Krakish) drunk
turnfeather: n. owl traitor
turnscale: n. snake traitor
tween time: n. dusk; the time between the last drop of sun and the first shadows of the evening
tweener: n. the evening meal; the first food owls consume after waking
twixt time: n. dawn
wilf: v. when an owl becomes frightened and his or her feathers lie flat, making him or her seem smaller
williwaw: n. a sudden violent wind
yarp: v. to cough up a pellet
yarpie barpies: n. owl diarrhea
yeep: adj. when a bird loses its instincts to fly, its wings lock mid-flight, and it suddenly plummets to the ground, as in “going yeep”
yoiks: adj. crazy; loony; out of one’s mind
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