Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Klingon word: quv bey' Part of speech: noun Definition: honor display Source: KCD
AFAIK never used in a sentence. Seen in the Rite of Ascension chamber of the House of SepIch, the {quv bey'} looks like the Pride of Weapons {nuH bey'} except that it contains two bat'leths and two d'k tahgs, as opposed to the {nuH bey'} which has one bat'leth, one {naQjej} spear, and a {ghob'etlh} gutting weapon [spelling uncertain] ("one of three weapons traditionally displayed on the {nuH bey'}"). [KCD, via qoror] Essentially, this seems to be a special {nuH bey'} mounted in a Rite of Ascension chamber. Perhaps these weapons belonged to the founder of the House or famous members thereof. There's a photo labeled "ritual tools used in the Age of Ascension ceremony" of two {ghanjaq} and a glavin mounted on wall in TKW (p. 204). A photo of what might be Worf's {nuH bey'} on the wall of his Enterprise-D quarters - seen in TNG "Genesis", et al. - can be seen in TKW (p. 124). TREK TRIVIA: "Where are all your weapons? Don't you display your weapons?" (Trelane to Kirk, TOS "The Squire of Gothos") Mirror Kirk did have a display of exotic knives in his quarters on the ISS Enterprise on the wall over his desk. (TOS "Mirror, Mirror") SEE ALSO: bey' ceremonial display (n) betleH bey' bat'leth Display nuH bey' Pride of Weapons -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons