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'''sei'wabde'''
'''Sei'wabde'''


==Out of Universe==
==Out of Universe==
{{Canonicity|canonical}}
{{Canon|canonical|show=yes}}


==Old Tongue==
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# avert your eyes, break eye contact
# avert your eyes, break eye contact


====Attestations====
=== Use in Canon ===
{{Quote|Sei'wabde|Avert your eyes (from)|source=The Hailene}}
'''Songs'''
* [[The Hailene]] (Season 2)


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Old Tongue words]]
[[Category:Old Tongue words]]
[[Category:Song vocabulary]]
[[Category:Song vocabulary]]

Latest revision as of 02:11, 18 October 2026

Sei'wabde

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in: Show

Old Tongue

Etymology

  • sei (eyes, from seia)
  • wab (bond/connection, from wabunen)
  • -de (negation suffix)

Verb phrase

sei'wabde

  1. avert your eyes, break eye contact

Use in Canon

Songs

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.