Shain

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shain

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Age of Legends Old Tongue

Noun

shain

  1. Dedication
  2. Dedicated one

Adjective

shain

  1. Dedicated

Related terms

New Era Old Tongue

In New Era Old Tongue, the meaning switched with aiel, spurred by the Aiel people's abandoning of the Way of the Leaf.

Noun

shain

  1. Peace
  2. Peaceful one

Adjective

shain

  1. Peaceful

Derived terms

  • gai'shain — "battle-peace", i.e. "those sworn to peace in battle"[1]

References

  1. It is unknown if the term originated before or after the change in meaning. If it originated before, it would instead translate as "battle-dedicated" or "battle-sworn", with presumably the intended meaning "sworn against battle" or "sworn against fighting".