Post by Darkie on May 11, 2009 20:31:09 GMT -5
Warriors Terms
These are some terms that the cats use, and their meanings.
((These were taken from Warriors: Field Guide: Secrets of the Clans, and belong to Erin Hunter and Harper Collins Publishers))
Crow-Food- rotting food
Fox dung- an insult; stronger offense than mouse-brain
Fresh-kill- recently killed prey
Gathering- a meeting that the Clans hold in peace at every full moon
Greencough- severe chest infection, which can be fatal in elders and young kits
Greenleaf- summer
Greenleaf Twolegplace- a place where humans visit only in the summer (a campsite, resort, etc.)
Halfbridge- a dock
Horseplace- fields and stables
Housefolk- a house cat's word for its humans
Kittypet- a house cat
Leaf-bare- winter
Leaf-fall- fall/autumn
Loner- cat that lives peacefully on its own in one place but doesn't defend its territory
Monster- usually refers to human machines such as cars and bulldozers
Moonhigh- the time of night when the moon is at its highest~often midnight
Mouse-brained- not very smart
Mouse dung- an insult; stronger than mouse-brain, but less offensive than fox dung
Newleaf- spring
Nofurs- another word for humans
One moon- one month (half-moon = two weeks, quarter-moon = one week)
Rogue- a potentially hostile cat who lives outside the Clans and never spends too long in one place
Sharing tongues- term used to describe cats grooming each other
Silverpelt- the Milky Way
Sun-drown-place- the sea to the west, where the sun sets
Sunhigh- noon
Thunderpath- a road
Tree-eater- bulldozer
Twoleg nest- a human home
Twolegplace- a human town
Twolegs- the Clans' word for humans
Upwalkers- another word for humans
Whitecough- mild chest infection
NOTE: The word Clan is always capitalized in Warriors including in the Clan name (e.g. StarClan), while the second part of a cat's name is always lower case (e.g. Whitestorm).
These are some terms that the cats use, and their meanings.
((These were taken from Warriors: Field Guide: Secrets of the Clans, and belong to Erin Hunter and Harper Collins Publishers))
Crow-Food- rotting food
Fox dung- an insult; stronger offense than mouse-brain
Fresh-kill- recently killed prey
Gathering- a meeting that the Clans hold in peace at every full moon
Greencough- severe chest infection, which can be fatal in elders and young kits
Greenleaf- summer
Greenleaf Twolegplace- a place where humans visit only in the summer (a campsite, resort, etc.)
Halfbridge- a dock
Horseplace- fields and stables
Housefolk- a house cat's word for its humans
Kittypet- a house cat
Leaf-bare- winter
Leaf-fall- fall/autumn
Loner- cat that lives peacefully on its own in one place but doesn't defend its territory
Monster- usually refers to human machines such as cars and bulldozers
Moonhigh- the time of night when the moon is at its highest~often midnight
Mouse-brained- not very smart
Mouse dung- an insult; stronger than mouse-brain, but less offensive than fox dung
Newleaf- spring
Nofurs- another word for humans
One moon- one month (half-moon = two weeks, quarter-moon = one week)
Rogue- a potentially hostile cat who lives outside the Clans and never spends too long in one place
Sharing tongues- term used to describe cats grooming each other
Silverpelt- the Milky Way
Sun-drown-place- the sea to the west, where the sun sets
Sunhigh- noon
Thunderpath- a road
Tree-eater- bulldozer
Twoleg nest- a human home
Twolegplace- a human town
Twolegs- the Clans' word for humans
Upwalkers- another word for humans
Whitecough- mild chest infection
NOTE: The word Clan is always capitalized in Warriors including in the Clan name (e.g. StarClan), while the second part of a cat's name is always lower case (e.g. Whitestorm).
