a) - n (Sc. dial.) A holiday marking the winter solstice.

b) a Dutch moat or canal

c) A curved Malaysian knife.

d) The small canoe-shaped seed of a Scandinavian shrub from which licorice-flavoured oil is pressed.

e) - more commonly called a "dreidl" or "svivon," the spinning top used during the holiday of Hanukkah/Chanukah; derives from the letters on the sides of the toy, nun, gimel, hay, and shin, which stand for "Nis Gadol Haya Sham" ("a great miracle happened there")

f) One of the Witch Queens of Angmar. The female counterparts of the Nazgul or Black Riders (see Lord of the Rings).

g) an alloy of nickel and silver principally used in gem settings

h) a person who is unable to comprehend any foreign language

i) - n (Midl. Eng. dial) the smallest and weakest bird in a brood of chickens

j) type of stitch used in Shetland needlework

k) - lacking roots

l) Distastefully bland

m) n. Medieval torture device.

n) Variant of Nazgûl, from the fictional language "Black Speech" created by author JRR Tolkien. Translated, it means "ring wraith", one of the nine dead kings bound to the evil Sauron through the use of one of the nine Rings of Power. Used generically to refer to any supremely evil being.

o) In music, nisgul is the point on a vibrating string where the wave divides itself into parts, producing harmonics.


Whether you entered a definition or not,take your pick. They are practically all valid to be the one. Good luck.

Lotta good ones in there.

J

I like G

Jay

Okay, well I C. :0)

At this time of year I gotta choose A, eh?

The creative brilliance of people here never ceases to amaze me!

Although I think it's probably g) or e), I just have to vote for D) because of its sheer creative audacity!

Very difficult to choose. I'll guess k)

I'll give E a spin!

I've been turning this over and over... reaching back to my college days of linguistics, Old English, and Old Norse. I'm going to go with i) even though the definition seems too specific.

>the definition seems too specific.

agreed; but i too.

-joe (runt of the litter) friday

Four more participants and whoevers to go.
Throw your dice and I'll turn over the cards.

I'll go with "G", the alloy.

Thinking out loud:

c) A curved Malaysian knife.
He carved a beautiful male figure using an old nisgul given to him by his great grandfather.

j) type of stitch used in Shetland needlework

The nisgul stitch makes a tight weave for this kind of yarn.

l) Distastefully bland (This one made me laugh!)
I had the most NOT nisgul meal this evening!

They are all really good but gonna go with C

So, would a NOT nisgul meal be tastefully bland? Or distastefully spicy?

Hah, hah!

I guess I was thinking scrumptiously, mouthwateringly tasty and delicious!

That's not "nisgul" but "nil gus"tatory - no taste! (Which I would guess is what drew the Author to that daffynition in the first place.)

Fatal attraction.

Nisgul is hatching ideas of returning into hibernation, which it usually does not come out of after winter solstice.
Patience is not its most outstanding quality. I promised to pass the summons. Who has not made up his/her mind by now is suspected to have none. Who has been too busy or forgetful will have time till the midnight moon.
I think of Capital Captain Kiwi, astute Father Steve, insidious inselpeter and the Jolly Jackie.

May I humbly cast one vote for "I", please?

Also unhumbly you may vote for i. I'm happy you're in time.

Si' C, rider

LOL!!

Sorry; don't look in here much ... well, at all, really. I liked G myownself.