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ABORTION- considered a necessary in the Weyr, but considered
evil in the Holds and Hall
AGENOTHREE- a common chemical on Pern, HNO-3 (Nitric Acid); used as a fertilizer as well
as a flame-thrower fuel
BALLADS- songs sung by a harper for entertainment or for teaching
BATHING POOL- a pool
adjoining sleeping caverns in the weyr, hold, and hall
BEACHBERRY- a low-growing, fruit-bearing bush, somewhat like
a cranberry
BENDEN WINE- made at the Benden Hold; in both white and red; known as the best wine on Pern
BELTKNIVES-
used as eating utensils; also used as a tool for fighting
BETWEEN- a bitter cold area of nothingness and sensory
deprivation between here and there
BLACK ROCK- coal like substance
CONCLAVE- Annual gathering of the Lord
Holders or the Weyrleaders (sometimes both) for the discussion of All-Pern business, including the confirmation of new Lord
Holders and establishment of new Weyrs.
COUCH- a bed; covered with rush bags for a mattress, are wrapped with wherry
skins, then topped with sleeping furs
CROMCOAL- expensive alternative to fuelwood
DAY SISTERS- a trio
of stars visible from Pern
DAWN SISTERS- another name for the Day Sisters
DEADGLOW- an insult stemming from
glow that is no longer useful; a numskull, stupid
DOORS- most doors in Weyrs are simply cloth hung across an opening;
doors in Holds are made of cloth, wood and/or metal
DRUDGES- dimwitted workers used for menial labor
DUEL- an accepted
form of combat in hold and craft; not accepted in Weyrs because of the danger to losing dragon when a duel was fatal
EYE
ROCK- an aid located on the eastern wall of each Weyr telling when the Red Star will Pass; the Red Star must shine through
the Eye Rock to herald Fall; it is set ingeniously and immovably into the Star Stone
FEATHER HERB- plant used to relieve
fever
FEEDING GROUNDS- the area to a weyr where herd animals are kept for the dragons to hunt for food
FELLIS-
a flowering tree
FERTILIZER- diluted agenothree
FIGHTING STRAPS- straps of wherhide placed on a dragon to aid
in riding and mounting; in Games, or any strenuous flying; the straps have hooks which attach to the belt of the rider's flying
jacket
FINGERFISH- sea fish common to Pernese oceans
FINGER ROCK- an aid in telling when the Red Star will Pass;
located at each Weyr; also marks Winter Solstice
FINGERTAILS- fish; resembles Terran carp with a whip tail
FIREHEIGHTS-
where watchdragon perches and where watchfires are maintained; firestone is usually kept here
FIRE-HEAD- an illness
caused in the Southern Continent; symptoms include a high fever, head ache, spots in front of the eyes, cold-like symptoms,
and sensitive skin
FIRE LIZARD- a small sized dragon; it is said that the dragons came from the fire-lizards; they
are the same colors and proportions as the dragons
FIRE STONE- phosphate-bearing mineral which dragons chew to produce
flame
FISHROLL- type of fish and bread combination
FLASKS- for wine and other spirits
FLAT FISH- fish
commonly found in Half-Circle Sea Hold area
FOSTERING- often in the Hold, Hall, and in the Weyr if a parent isn't
able to raise their children the children would be fostered out to adults who wanted to raise extra children; many uses in
fostering are for the Weyrleaders, the masters in crafthalls, the Lord Holders many children, journeymen, and many other occasions
where a parent would not be in the best position to raise children
FOSTERLING- a child who has been fostered out
FOSTER
PARENT- a mother or father who has taken of the responsibility of raising a fosterling
FURS - the bedding used by weyrfolk
and holdfolk
GAMES- Dragon Olympics; prowess in flying, flaming, etc., shown and prizes distributed; usually during
Intervals to keep Threadfighting skills active
GATHER- an important event hosted at a Hold; competitions with dragons,
runners, or fire-lizards; items are sold by the representatives of each Craft
GLOW- a light source which can be carried
in a hand-basket
GOLD DRAGONS- a Queen dragon mates twice each Turn; flown by a bronze dragon or a very large brown;
it takes several days for a Queen dragon to lay her clutch; if a gold chews firestone, she'll become infertile; an egg for
a gold dragon is half as large as the others
GREEN DRAGONS- rise 2-3 times each Turn; flown by blues, browns, and bronzes;
are infertile from chewing firestone; there are as many greens as blues, browns, and bronzes put together
GREEN FRUIT-
common to Southern Continent
GRUBS- worm-like animals that eats Thread
HATCHING- when a dragon clutch hatches
and Impression of the dragonets takes place; eggs are mottled, except for the gold queen egg, when there is one
HATCHING
GROUNDS- where gold Queen dragon lays her clutch of eggs; usually inside a volcano but can be anywhere with sands heated by
underground fires or gasses; large; tiered seats cut into the rock for spectators
HERD BEASTS- a cow-like animal
HOLD-
home of the common people of Pern; originally they were cut into the mountains and hillsides
HONORIFIC CONTRACTIONS
after impression the name of a dragon rider is shortened for convenience and to show the formality granted to a dragon rider;
women often did not honorific their names
IMPRESSION- the joining of mind of a dragon and his or her rider-to-be at
the moment of the dragon's hatching
IMPRESSION FEAST- held after Impression to honor the new riders
INTERVAL-
the period of time between passes, generally about 200 turns
KLAH- a hot drink made of tree bark and tasting faintly
of cinnamon; Earth's version is coffee
LOOKING METAL- highly polished metal plate for use as a mirror
LOOKS
TO, IS IMPRESSED BY- refers to dragons and firelizards
LONG INTERVAL- a period of time, generally twice the length
of an interval, in which no Thread falls
MARKS- money
MARSHBERRY- a Pernese plant
MATING FLIGHT-
the flight taken by a female dragon for mating purposes; golds mate twice a turn and greens twice or three times a turn; since
greens are left infertile from chewing firestone, nothing becomes of the mating process; greens are flown by all of the male
dragons; a gold rising is a time of great importance, since it implies the continuation of the weyr; golds are flown by bronzes
and occasionally by browns
MEATROLL- meat and bread combination
MONTH- four sevendays
MOSSTEA- medicinal
potion to be taken internally or externally
NEEDLETHORN PLANT- a spine-throwing bush; shoots its thorns toward anything
that touches it; looks like a cactus; needles are used for syringes
NIGHT HEARTH- a hearth just inside the kitchen
with a pot of klah and a cauldron of stew or soup for midnight snacks or people just getting off Watch or coming off night
sweep patrol, etc.
NUMBWEED- plaquey, thorny plant that can be boiled down to develop an anesthetic, numbing salve,
pale yellow in color; SMELLS; found in marshy areas; thick-stemmed bushes with arrowhead shaped leaves; when smeared on wounds,
kills all feeling; used as an anesthetic
PACKTAILS- fish; resembles Terran monkfish, salt water fish. Packtail slime
is highly infectious, and can be deadly.
PASS- a period of time during which the Red Star is close enough to drop Thread
on Pern
PHOSPHINE EMISSION- what a dragon spouts after chewing firestone
PINKROOT- plant used to ease bellyache
PUFFBELLY-
fish common to Pernese seas
QUEEN- the golden dragons; the egg producers
QUEENRIDER- any weyrwoman that
rides a gold, but usually refers to the junior queen riders
QUEEN'S WING- Queen dragons who fly Threadfall, their riders
wielding flame-throwers; this wing flies below the other wings to pick off excess Thread; also, the pregnant female riders
of the fighting dragon who can still ride, the weyrlings before they join their own wings and the recovered injured riders
before returning to their own wing
REDFRUIT- citrus fruit common to Southern Continent
RED STAR- the cause of
the Thread
REDWORT- plant used to combat infection
ROCKMITES- shellfish
RUSHBAGS- bags filled with rush,
usually used for mattresses
SEARCH- when dragonriders go out looking for likely Impression candidates
SEARCH
RIDER- a rider or group of riders who look for perspective dragon riders, both male and female riders
SEASALT- Pernese
spice
SEVENDAY- a week on Pern
SKYBROOM- Pernese tree found mostly in Lemos
SILVERFISH- long, thin dark-colored
fish that swims in shallow water
SOFT CARBON STICK- like a pencil
SOUR PLUMS- Pernese fruit
SPICECAKES-
bread food of Pern
SPICEROOT- Pernese spice
SPIDER-CLAWS- a shellfish; resembles Terran crab with many pairs
of jointed legs
SPONGEWOOD- Pernese tree
STAR STONES- an aid in telling when the Red Star will Pass; rectangular;
watchrider always beside it; located two dragonlengths behind the Finger Rock; enormous, chest-high to a tall man, polished
surface, incised by two arrows (one pointing due east toward the Finger Rock, the other slightly north of due east, aimed
directly at the Eye Rock)
SUBMARINE BODIES- fish; COMMON TO THE OCEAN
SWEETBREAD- pastry
SWEETING- jelly
or jam
SWEET OIL- used on a dragon's hide
SWEETSAND- soap; odor freshener; becomes mud-like when mixed with
water
TEACHING BALLADS- ballads written to teach of the past
THREAD- spores from the Red Star
THREADSCORE-
wound inflicted by Thread
TIMING IT- an expression used when going **BETWEEN** times
TUBERS- edible roots
TUFT
GRASS- plant used to relieve fever
TUFT SEEDS- seeds taken from above plant for medicinal purposes
TUNIC- a
long shirt type item of clothing
TURN- a Pernese year
WATCH-WHER- a night reptile distantly related to
dragons
WEYR- home of dragons and their riders; cliffs and caves often in extinct volcano
WEYR--weyr- a dragon's
den
WEYRBRAT- a child living in a Weyr
WEYRHARPER- a harper posted to a Weyr; weyrsinger
WEYRHIDE- type
of leather; coming from wherries, used for jackets, pants, helmets, and other items
WEYRLEADER- rider of the dragon
(bronze or brown) that mates with the senior queen of the Weyr; when the Queen dies, the Weyrleader remains until a new Queen
rises to mate; if his bronze or brown flies the new senior Queen, then he remains the weyrleader, or a new Weyrleader takes
his place
WEYRLEDGE- the entrance or door leading to the weyr
WEYRLING- an inexperienced dragonrider under
the tutelage of the Weyrlingmaster
WEYRLING BARRACKS where weyrlings stay until their training is complete and they
are promoted to a fighting wing
WEYRLINGMASTER- trains weyrlings on all facets of Weyr life and dragon care; a dragonrider
himself.
WEYRMATES- Pernese for marriage in the Weyr; usually mates would entail that the female dragon would not allow
any other dragon to mate with her when she rises, allowing the riders to be mates
WEYRSINGER- a harper for dragonriders;
is usually a dragonrider; weyrharper
WEYRSPORT- a daytime beast, smaller than a watchweyr but larger than the fire
lizards, indigenous to the southern continent
WEYRWOMAN--Weyrwoman - rider of the senior queen of a Weyr
WEYRWOMAN--weyrwoman-
refers to any woman who lives in a Weyr; usually a rider of a
Junior Queen
WHERRY- bird; looks like a turkey about
the size of an ostrich; tufts of proto-feathers instead of
feathers
WINESKINS- instead of bottles
WING- fighting
complement of dragons; a minimum of 12 riders
WINGLEADER- leader of a Wing; a bronze or brown rider
WINGMATE-
fellow members of a wing
WINGRIDER- a member of a fighting wing
WINGSECOND - second in command to the wingleader;
a bronze, brown, blue, or green rider
WITHIES- water plants resembling reed of Terra; good eating
WOOD PULP-
to write on, stacks in sheets, holds ink
YELLOW FRUIT- citrus common to the Southern Continent
YELLOW-STRIPS-
fish common to Pernese waters, not salt water
YELLOWTAIL- fish common to Pernese waters
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