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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”

Appendix 3: Terms.

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 wors.h.i.+p 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 wors.h.i.+p 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 a.s.sistance webber (web-ber): ”weaver of cloth”

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Copyright & Credits.

THE CRYSTAL ROSE.

Book Three of the Mer Cycle.

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff.