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Gled
(Gled): “glad”, “joyous”

Goscelin
(
Jos
-e-lin): “the just” ; a great Caraidin
heroine

Gwenwyvar
(
Gwen
-wy-var): “white wave” or “white phantom”;
Eibhilin being associated closely with the Meri; often a bearer of Her messages

Gwynet
(
Gwi
-net): “white” or “blessed”

Gyldan-baenn
(Gil-dan-
bayn
): “golden mountains”; chain of
mountains that wraps from northeast to southwest about Caraid-land, forming a
border with the Deasach lands.

Haefer
(
Hay
-fer): “sanctuary”, “safety”; given name of
the great Hillwild Osraed and hero Haefer Hillwild

Hageswode
(
Hag
-es-wode): “from the high forest”; family
name of Osraed Haefer Hillwild

Halig-liath
(Ha-lig-
lee
-ath): “holy fortress”

Halig-tyne
(Ha-lig-
tyne
): “holy river”

Hrofceaster
(Rof-
kays
-ter): “sky fortress”

Ileane
(Ee-lee-
an
): “light bearer”

Iobert
(
Yo
-bayrt): “glorious warrior”

Iseabal
(
Eesh
-a-bal):
“dedicated to God”

Lach
(Lak): “by
the water”

Ladhar
(Lah-
dar
): “path”

Ladmann
(
Lad
-man): “guide”

Lealbhallain
(
Leel
-val-layn): “loyal champion”

Liusadhe
(
Lee
-oo-sath): “bringer of light”

Lufu
(
Loo
-foo): Hillwild name meaning “love”

Madaidh
(Ma-
dayh
): “the fox”

Meredydd
(
Mer
-e-dith): “guardian from the sea”

Meri
(
Me
-ree): “star of the sea”; the Being through
whom the teachings of the Spirit are conveyed to earth. The Meri is the
firstborn of the Eibhilin beings of which the only the Gifted are truly aware

Mertuile
(Mer-
tweel
): castle around which Creiddylad is
built; ancestral home of the House Malcuim

Nairne
(Nayrn): “place by the river alder grove”

Ochan
(
O
-kan): “boy” or “youth”

Osmaer
(
Oz
-mayr): “divinely glorious”; station-name of
the human Vessel of the Meri-s spirit

Paeccs
(Payks): “peaceful”; second Cyne of Caraid-land;
son of Malcuim the Uniter

Phelan
(
Fay
-lan:) “little wolf”

Ruadhe
(
Roo
-ah): “the red”

Ruanaidhe
(
Roo
-nayh): Hillwild name meaning “red one”;
treacherous nephew of Haefer Hageswode; said to have been turned into a river
silkie after murdering Cyne Siolta

Saxan
(
Sak
-san): “swordsman”

Scandy
(
Skan
-dee): “boisterer”

Siolta
(Shee-
ol
-ta): “teal”

Taminy
(
Ta
-mi-nee): “pure”

Thearl
(Thayrl): “stern one”; Cyne of Caraid-land during
the Blue Cusp; son of Cyne Siolta and Goscelin the Just

Toireasa
(Twa-
ree
-sa): “reaper”

Wyth
(Wythe): “dweller in the willows”; by
implication, “a healer”

abbod
(
ab
-od): the foremost Osraed at Ochanshrine

aidan
(
ay
-dan): Hillwild term for the aislinn Gift; literally “little fire”;
indicates the touch of the Eibhilin realm

aingeal
(
ayn
-geel): “messenger”; Eibhilin
guardian spirit

aislinn
(
ays
-lin): “vision” or “dream”, a vision
experienced either dreaming or waking which is a reflection of reality

ambre
(
am
-ber): “golden” unit of Caraidin currency minted in gold

anwyl
(
an
-weel): “beloved” or “dear”

backstere
(
bak
-steer): “baker”

Cirke
(Keerk): Caraidin
place of worship

cailin
(
kay
-lin): “girl”, “maiden”

claefer
(
clay
-fer): “clover” small silver coin.
There are four claefer to the ambre.

cleirach
(
clee
-rak): “scholar”, “teacher”; the
cleirach is educator, administrator and adjudicator in the rural holdings and
settlements. Trained in religion, he may also be called upon to lead worship

cwen
(Kwen): “female ruler”

cyne
(Kyne): “ruler”, “leader”

cyneric
(
Kyne
-erik): “lord ruler”; clear heir to
the Throne and Circlet

daeges-eage
(daygs-
eeg
): “eye of the day”; a customary
Caraidin greeting

duan
(doo-
an
): the song that accompanies a
Runeweave

Eibhilin
(
Eye
-vi-lin): “light”; of the spiritual
realm or realm of light. Also, beings of this realm.

eiric
(
Eye
-rik): “home ruler” or “master” or “lord,” usually of an estate
or holding

inyx
(
ee
-niks): “spell” or “magic”; combines with the duan to create the
Runeweave

jagger
(
jag
-ger): “teamster”, “wagon driver”

lorimer
(
lo
-ri-mer): “saddle maker”

marschal
(
mar
-shal): “steward”, “horse master”,
hence, a leader of troops

mercer
(
mer
-ser): “merchant”, “shopkeeper”

moireach
(
mwa
-reek): “mistress” or “lady”; as of an
estate or holding

oonagh
(
oo
-nah): “one”, “single”; brazen coin,
smallest monetary unit of Caraid-land. There are 100 oonagh to the ambre.

Osraed
(
Awz
-rayd): “divine counselor”; chosen of
the Meri to convey the teachings of the Spirit to society

Osric
(
Awz
-rik): “divine ruler”; Cyne by Divine right as was Malcuim the
Uniter

ren
(ren): foremost Hillwild
Chieftain

renec
(
reh
-nek): female Chieftain; the most famous of the Hillwild Renic
was Garmorgan, an ally of Bearach Spearman during the First War of the Crystal

riagan
(
ree
-gan): “little cyne”; male child of
the House Malcuim

saphir
(
sa
-fir): “silver”; a tiny silver coin.
There are ten saphir to the ambre.

sorcha
(
sor
-sha): “bright”; half-ambre coin
minted in pure silver

steadman
(
sted
-man): “farmer”, “stead owner”

tannere
(
ta
-neer): “tanner of hides”, “leather
worker”

tyne
(tyne): “river”

weard
(weerd): “watcher”, “guardian”;
the weard accompanies a Pilgrim on his travels, providing food, shelter and
assistance

webber
(
web
-ber): “weaver of cloth”

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THE CRYSTAL ROSE

Book Three of the Mer Cycle

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

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First published: 1995, Baen Books

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