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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread valetic barbicans #180180 11/09/2008 11:00 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I heard this phrase in a book on tape so I am not sure of the spelling and I can't mind it in my dictionary or on line in any spelling I can guess at. The character in the audio book saw it in a book herself and used it, along with the phrase "arctic tundra" to describe the winter bound town she lived in. Can anyone else help out? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans Zed #180181 11/09/2008 11:30 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand This from viki: A barbican (from medieval Latin barbecana, "outer fortification of a city or castle," Valetic comes up as a village in croatia. So, Valetic Castles perhaps. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans olly #180195 11/10/2008 3:52 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Balletic is the only similar "common" word I can think of. Perhaps the village would make a good setting for a ballet? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans Zed #180197 11/10/2008 4:31 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Valetischer Stammenfürsten This is my closest quick-find or quickest close-find. Brush up yours German. Stop's in deiner Pfeiffe, rauch es auf. (Brecht-Weil) "Valeten dringen auf die Halbinsel Calmuts vor: über die Lasar-Anhöhen und durch den Siwarr Wald, ab 745 weiter Richtung Küste (748 von Yezzo berechnetes Gründungsjahr Dorguirios?, Beginn einer eigensinnigen Zeitrechnung (nur bis 592 v. Gad.), Gründungsmythos im ?sé narrfle?). Um 600 Königsherrschaften valetischer Stammesfürsten in Dorguirios, die um 510 abgesetzt werden; Einführung der Republik in Dorguirios; die Kultur bleibt valetisch. Mitte 8. Jh.- Beginn 7.Jh. v. Gad." Just fancy Barbarians having barbicans round their fortresses. Last edited by BranShea; 11/10/2008 5:04 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans Zed #180203 11/10/2008 6:22 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Could it be villatic barbican (link)? Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans zmjezhd #180208 11/10/2008 7:47 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass villatic [fr. L. villaticus < villa], rural Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans tsuwm #180209 11/10/2008 8:06 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh rural A rural gate or tower does not make much sense to this old codger. Maybe you had to be there ... Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans zmjezhd #180210 11/10/2008 10:27 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont you know, like an old ruin? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans Buffalo Shrdlu #180224 11/11/2008 6:32 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Aha, villatic, that's it. It is said by someone (in a Jan Karon novel) complaning about their small and winter bound village. thanks, I knew you could do it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans Zed #180228 11/11/2008 7:02 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Zed, I think zmjezhd gave a link to your Jan Karon novel! -ron o. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans tsuwm #180256 11/12/2008 7:04 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Oddly enough the link is to the book preceeding mine. Which means that since the character in my novel read it in a novel, she probably read it in her own prequel. hmmm. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: valetic barbicans Zed #180272 11/12/2008 8:56 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Ah, the Neverending Story. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... 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