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Arcane Lexicon of Forgotten Dialects
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- 1. Defensive wall or courtyard, Scots stronghold term from castles old
- 2. Mythic beast name once borrowed in dialect for a greedy person
- 4. Dialectal word meaning to snarl or growl fiercely at foes
- 7. Obsolete nautical term for a small mizzen sail, seldom seen today
- 8. A slender dagger once common in old Scottish vernacular skirmishes
- 10. Bygone mail shirt, chain-linked defense from medieval battlefields
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- 3. Medieval muzzle for speaking fools, silencing dissent with iron grasp
- 5. Old Scots term for a chaotic uproar, hinting at disorderly clamour
- 6. Armour piece veiling a horse’s visage, archaic and chivalrous
- 9. Ancient tool or short knife, lost in the veil of dialect antiquity
- 11. Obscure herbal name once chewed for wisdom and folk healing practices
- 12. Olden term for a small flag or banner, often embroidered and proud
- 13. Ancient Scottish dry measure, weighty with grain and history
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