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* Encodes the Seanchan practice of breaking eye contact as submission before the Crystal Throne. The word captures the *breaking* of visual connection rather than simply looking away. | * Encodes the Seanchan practice of breaking eye contact as submission before the Crystal Throne. The word captures the *breaking* of visual connection rather than simply looking away. | ||
[[Category:Old Tongue words]] | [[Category:Old Tongue words]] | ||
[[Category:Song vocabulary]] | [[Category:Song vocabulary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:14, 20 August 2026
sei'wabde
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.
Old Tongue
Etymology
- sei (eyes, from seia)
- wab (bond/connection, from wabunen)
- -de (negation suffix)
Verb phrase
sei'wabde
- avert your eyes, break eye contact
Attestations
Sei'wabde
"Avert your eyes (from)"
— The Hailene
Notes
- Encodes the Seanchan practice of breaking eye contact as submission before the Crystal Throne. The word captures the *breaking* of visual connection rather than simply looking away.