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Close enough that I barely need a translator to know what it means. But it's closer to Icelandic ;)
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Well, I think most "old Norse" stuff is basically "old Icelandic." Plus, it may not quite mean what it appears to mean, but since I don't know modern Icelandic, I can't say for sure. Near as I can tell, the "official," actual meaning of mein is pain, hurt, or illness, but the Christians adopted it to mean "sin" once they came around (which is the meaning I was actually going for). Kind of like how they had to use the Greek word for "miss" (as in, missing the mark) for sin. Weird, huh?
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Meini means either to damage or to hurt; or to prevent or avoid in Icelandic. And Dauðr means dead in Old Norse.

But hey, it can mean whatever you want it to :P

Dauðr is actually rather close to the Danish "død" in pronunciation ("død" also means dead), though it is spelled differently.

And so ends todays language lesson :P
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Well, meini is the dative of mein in Old Norse. So... "to/for [pain, harm, disease, (sin)]" ... kinda. The whole thing together would then be "dead to sin." In Old Norse. Modified by Christian influence.
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Ah, cool :)
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Can I have the title Secret Squirrel?
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Done :)
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Thank you, Jagtai. You seem friendly enough, why do people seem to dislike you?
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most of it is out of joking around, some find him very sexy, others fear the viking, others have just known him for so long.

If people don;t really like him for real, they just need to get over it ;)
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Oh ok. Sometimes some of the stuff here seems so literal. I know Mir jokes around all the time, he's told me as such.
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hard to read voice inflections at times. Course some people are jerks no matter what but we only have few here :)
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I hope I won't be counted in that list, ever.
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Foxx wrote:Thank you, Jagtai. You seem friendly enough, why do people seem to dislike you?
I have a temper and a knack for being blunt; not the most endearing characteristics ;) But generally, Shaggy is right. My feelings towards the people of SWE are pretty much exactly as my signature quote ;)

Oh, and Mir and I are friends, we just like to bash one another. ;)
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Jagtai wrote: But generally, Shaggy is right.

I might need to put that in my signature lol
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You do that :)
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Foxx wrote:Thank you, Jagtai. You seem friendly enough, why do people seem to dislike you?
He's a viking, it's all the booze.

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*throws keg of beer after Pryde*
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Jagtai wrote:Oh, and Mir and I are friends, we just like to bash one another. ;)
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Can I please get my title changed to:

Earth's Mightiest

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Hey, can you please add the title "Forgeticus!!" to my avatar

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Updated and added. :)
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I've had this title for...a long, long, long time. Possibly as long as I've had this account.

Let's go with...

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Thanks you
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All set.
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Thanks bro
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New Mirrodin Title Alert!!!


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Done.
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That's the first time you've changed my title.

Cherish the moment, Omek. Breathe it in. Embody it. It's a beautiful moment.
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:rolleyes:
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Don't be jealous Jag, you need to share. I know you want to be the only one who gets to change my titles, but we have to be fair.
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I wish I could change Mirrodin's titles. :cry:
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Mir wouldn't want me to change his titles. :twisted:
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You don't deserve the honor, Cadden!

I would be happy with Pryngles changing my titles.
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Like I care about your title. Although, I could change it to "biggest w*nker" or some such ... :P
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Seriously, Jag. What's with this winking fetish of yours? :P
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*Winks back*
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I wasn't referring to Mir being a winker... :P
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Maybe you should use proper Exodus slang. It might help.
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Agreed.
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i knew what he meant...
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