On 8/8/2016 9:16 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
Lieven wrote:
By the way, I don't know for sure what "take revenge" means, but what about {noD} "retaliate"? SuStel: "Take revenge" has an important emotional component that "retaliate" lacks. I'm not sure that's true of {noD}:
batlh Heghlu'chugh noDnISbe' vay' An honorable death requires no vengeance. TKW
cheQIHchugh manoDbe''a' Wrong us, shall we not seek revenge? TKW
nurraj nIHlu'ta'mo' manoD We will avenge your stolen pride ["dignity"] (PB early draft)
le'yo'raj nIHlu'ta'mo' penoD jatlh qeylIS And Kahless spoke to them ... about avenging their stolen pride PB
Klingons may not distinguish between the two ideas; that is, they may take all these matters personally.
Ah! Then I take it back; *noD* is the perfect verb for /take revenge/! -- SuStel http://trimboli.name