dimnu'e

valsi

dimnu'e

type

lujvo

creator

spheniscine

time entered

Tue Jul 14 02:47:51 2015  

English

Definition #67068

 

definition

x₁ swears / takes an oath, promising/asserting x₂ (abstraction), invoking fate x₃ (abstraction)

notes

x₂ could be a nu-event or ka-action that x₁ intends to happen or perform, or a du'u-proposition that x₁ swears the truth of. x₃ is a fate (typically bad) that x₁ invokes on themself should they break the oath. tu'a can be used to raise x₃, to swear by a treasured possession (implied fate being loss of that possession), or a deity (implied fate being the wrath of said deity). See dimna, maldimna, nupre, cevni, dapma

gloss words

• swear ; to take an oath for a promise or statement
• take an oath

created by

spheniscine

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time

Tue Jul 14 15:09:24 2015

lojban

Definition #67074 - Preferred

 

definition

x₁ nupre pe'aru'e x₂ x₃ noi maldimna .i ganai x₂ na fasnu ja se zukte ja jetnu gi x₁ dapma vo'a x₃

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spheniscine

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1

time

Wed Jul 15 00:49:29 2015

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