On Jan 14, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:(KGT 42): … in an archaic form of Klingon, {ru'} meant something like "ready to collapse or die". It was used to describe weakened prey or a weakened enemy ... The modern meaning of {ru'}, derived from the earlier senses, is "be temporary" .