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Lady Ashley
October 3rd,2002, 08:56 PM
What does this mean? I could never figure that out.
Catz
October 3rd,2002, 09:09 PM
Hail Theoden King
:catz:
Lady Ashley
October 3rd,2002, 09:18 PM
I figured! lol Thanks!
Cian
December 4th,2002, 03:41 AM
It means "Be thou, Théoden, hale" (the example is Old English). Compare wassail, cognate with OE wes hal 'be in good health'.

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