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==Out of Universe== | ==Out of Universe== | ||
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# avert your eyes, break eye contact | # avert your eyes, break eye contact | ||
=== | === Use in Canon === | ||
'''Songs''' | |||
* [[The Hailene]] (Season 2) | |||
==Notes== | ==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. | * 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 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
- avert your eyes, break eye contact
Use in Canon
Songs
- The Hailene (Season 2)
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.