Post by Fin on Oct 31, 2010 20:33:08 GMT
A
Aurora Glaucora
n. Northern and Southern Lights
B
battle claws
n. powerful metal talons that can slip over those of owls
bonk
adj. the strongest and most energetic fires; also refers to coals
branching
v. the first step toward flight, in which owlets in trees hop from branch to branch while flapping their wings
breaklight
n. the meal owls enjoy at the end of the night, just before the break of dawn
C
chaw
n. a small group of owls with a special set of skills
chaw-chop
v. to drop an owl from his or her chaw for an indefinite period of time, which is considered extremely humiliating
churring
v. owl way of laughing
coal claws
n. battle claws with coals on the tips
collier
n. a carrier of coals
creelies
n. creeps; heebie-jeebies
croft
n. an infirmary bed in the Great Tree
D
deep Gray
n. just before dawn, when the black has faded but the sun has not yet spilled its first sliver of a ray over the horizon
Devil's Triangle
n. a triangle of flecks positioned in certain places, which disrupts the navigational abilities of all birds trapped inside it
dwenk
v. (of the moon) to wane; to appear to grow smaller in the sky
F
fire blinking
v. when an owl becomes transfixed by the beauty of a raging fire and goes yeep
fire claws
n. battle claws imbued with fire
flecks
n. the smallest bits of an ironlike metal considered more precious than gold, prized by the owls of St. Aggie's and the Pure Ones with its ability to disrupt birds' navigational abilities
flint mop
n. the Ga'Hoolian form of punishment; roughly means to do something to pay back for the value that has been taken away
fliv
v. to flirt
frink
v. a rude exclamation, as in, "this really frinks me off"
G
Ga'
n. great spirit, as in Ga'Hoole (Great Spirit of Hoole)
gazooling
n. the noisy chatter of young owls
give it a blow
(exclamation) lighten up
gizzard
n. an owl's second stomach, which compacts bones, feathers, and fur into a pellet, which is then yarped; an invaluable emotional guide, where an owl's deepest feelings are felt
gizzution
n. the ability to know something instantly from the gizzard without memorization or any of the normal reasoning processes
glaumora
n. owl heaven
gleek
v. to goof off; mess around; as in "gleeking about"
Glowworm
n. a particular kind of coal valued for its density of heat
gollymope
n. a depressed state or one in such state
goodlight
exclamation what owls say to one another before going to sleep for the day
grog tree
n. a tree where owls come to drink and socialise
H
hagsmire
n. owl hell
hail cusp
n. a furrow in the air where hailstones can form
hireclaw
n. a lone owl that can be recruited for battle for the price of a good set of battle claws
Hoolespyrrs
n. swirling winds over the Sea of Hoolemere
Hoolian
n. the common language of the Southern Kingdoms
K
Krakish
n. the ancient language of the Northern Kingdoms
M
moon blink
v. to expose for long periods to the full shine of the moon, forcing owl's 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
moon scald
v. a process similar to moon blinking, in which an owl is exposed to an enormous amount of light from the moon, which not only has the brainwashing effects of moon blinking, but can also wipe memories
mu
n. a very soft metal that blocks magnetic fields
N
nest-maid
n. a blind snake that does household chores of some owl families, such as ridding the nest of pests
new
v. (of the moon) to wax; to appear to grow larger in the sky
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 Tree
O
owl stone event
n. an event of great significance in the development of a young owl
P
pyte
n. a unit of measurement roughly equal to the wingspan of a Whiskered Screech Owl
R
racdrops
exclamation short for raccoon droppings; one of the worst curse words an owl can say
ryb
n. teacher
S
scroom
n. ghost
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 loses the ability to sort out emotions, which can cause delusions
shred
n. a colliering maneuver, to dart in and out of the edges of the fire
slipgizzle
n. spy
sliptween
n. a nest-maid snake and member of the harp guild at the Great Tree who leaps from one octave to another while playing the great grass harp
sprink
v. and exclamation the worst curse word an owl can say
spronk
n. forbidden knowledge
starsight
n. the ability to see the future in dreams
T
turnfeather
n. owl traitor
turnscale
n. snake traitor
tween time
n. dusk; the time between the last drop of sun and the first shadows in the evening
tweener
n. the evening meal; the first food owls consume after waking
twixt time
n. dawn
W
wet pooper
n. what nest-maid snakes and owls call the birds that do not yarp pellets
wilf
v. when an owl becomes frightened and his or her feathers lie flat, appearing smaller
williwaw
n. a sudden violent wind
Y
yeep
adj. when, in a state of shock and/or terror, a bird loses its instinct to fly, its wings lock mid-flight, and it suddenly plummets to the ground, as in "going yeep"
yoicks
adj. crazy; loony; out of one's mind
Aurora Glaucora
n. Northern and Southern Lights
B
battle claws
n. powerful metal talons that can slip over those of owls
bonk
adj. the strongest and most energetic fires; also refers to coals
branching
v. the first step toward flight, in which owlets in trees hop from branch to branch while flapping their wings
breaklight
n. the meal owls enjoy at the end of the night, just before the break of dawn
C
chaw
n. a small group of owls with a special set of skills
chaw-chop
v. to drop an owl from his or her chaw for an indefinite period of time, which is considered extremely humiliating
churring
v. owl way of laughing
coal claws
n. battle claws with coals on the tips
collier
n. a carrier of coals
creelies
n. creeps; heebie-jeebies
croft
n. an infirmary bed in the Great Tree
D
deep Gray
n. just before dawn, when the black has faded but the sun has not yet spilled its first sliver of a ray over the horizon
Devil's Triangle
n. a triangle of flecks positioned in certain places, which disrupts the navigational abilities of all birds trapped inside it
dwenk
v. (of the moon) to wane; to appear to grow smaller in the sky
F
fire blinking
v. when an owl becomes transfixed by the beauty of a raging fire and goes yeep
fire claws
n. battle claws imbued with fire
flecks
n. the smallest bits of an ironlike metal considered more precious than gold, prized by the owls of St. Aggie's and the Pure Ones with its ability to disrupt birds' navigational abilities
flint mop
n. the Ga'Hoolian form of punishment; roughly means to do something to pay back for the value that has been taken away
fliv
v. to flirt
frink
v. a rude exclamation, as in, "this really frinks me off"
G
Ga'
n. great spirit, as in Ga'Hoole (Great Spirit of Hoole)
gazooling
n. the noisy chatter of young owls
give it a blow
(exclamation) lighten up
gizzard
n. an owl's second stomach, which compacts bones, feathers, and fur into a pellet, which is then yarped; an invaluable emotional guide, where an owl's deepest feelings are felt
gizzution
n. the ability to know something instantly from the gizzard without memorization or any of the normal reasoning processes
glaumora
n. owl heaven
gleek
v. to goof off; mess around; as in "gleeking about"
Glowworm
n. a particular kind of coal valued for its density of heat
gollymope
n. a depressed state or one in such state
goodlight
exclamation what owls say to one another before going to sleep for the day
grog tree
n. a tree where owls come to drink and socialise
H
hagsmire
n. owl hell
hail cusp
n. a furrow in the air where hailstones can form
hireclaw
n. a lone owl that can be recruited for battle for the price of a good set of battle claws
Hoolespyrrs
n. swirling winds over the Sea of Hoolemere
Hoolian
n. the common language of the Southern Kingdoms
K
Krakish
n. the ancient language of the Northern Kingdoms
M
moon blink
v. to expose for long periods to the full shine of the moon, forcing owl's 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
moon scald
v. a process similar to moon blinking, in which an owl is exposed to an enormous amount of light from the moon, which not only has the brainwashing effects of moon blinking, but can also wipe memories
mu
n. a very soft metal that blocks magnetic fields
N
nest-maid
n. a blind snake that does household chores of some owl families, such as ridding the nest of pests
new
v. (of the moon) to wax; to appear to grow larger in the sky
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 Tree
O
owl stone event
n. an event of great significance in the development of a young owl
P
pyte
n. a unit of measurement roughly equal to the wingspan of a Whiskered Screech Owl
R
racdrops
exclamation short for raccoon droppings; one of the worst curse words an owl can say
ryb
n. teacher
S
scroom
n. ghost
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 loses the ability to sort out emotions, which can cause delusions
shred
n. a colliering maneuver, to dart in and out of the edges of the fire
slipgizzle
n. spy
sliptween
n. a nest-maid snake and member of the harp guild at the Great Tree who leaps from one octave to another while playing the great grass harp
sprink
v. and exclamation the worst curse word an owl can say
spronk
n. forbidden knowledge
starsight
n. the ability to see the future in dreams
T
turnfeather
n. owl traitor
turnscale
n. snake traitor
tween time
n. dusk; the time between the last drop of sun and the first shadows in the evening
tweener
n. the evening meal; the first food owls consume after waking
twixt time
n. dawn
W
wet pooper
n. what nest-maid snakes and owls call the birds that do not yarp pellets
wilf
v. when an owl becomes frightened and his or her feathers lie flat, appearing smaller
williwaw
n. a sudden violent wind
Y
yeep
adj. when, in a state of shock and/or terror, a bird loses its instinct to fly, its wings lock mid-flight, and it suddenly plummets to the ground, as in "going yeep"
yoicks
adj. crazy; loony; out of one's mind
