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Early Hick Lexicon — Mythological Terms

Entries in the Mythological Terms semantic field.

lik /lik/
dragon (noun) — Cultural borrowing showing Eldrim mythological influence [Mythological Terms, Borrowed Terms]
Shows semantic narrowing from general serpentine being to specific dragon concept
parduwes /par.du.wes/
cavern, cave network (noun) — Originally 'worm-eaten,' extended to mean cave networks [Landforms, Mythological Terms]
Shows compound reduction of grapar-duwes to parduwes