@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 2 months agoCorsican vendetta knife, 19th century ADimagemessage-square7arrow-up1104arrow-down11
arrow-up1103arrow-down1imageCorsican vendetta knife, 19th century AD@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square7
minus-squareOrbituarylinkEnglish17•2 months agoNot quite. “Mia” is mine or my. It reads “may my wound be mortal.”
minus-square@7uWqKjlinkEnglish6•2 months ago„My“ as in „the wounds I suffer“, or „the wounds I cause“?
minus-squareOrbituarylinkEnglish5•2 months agoIndeed. It’s more of a declaration or curse to the recipient… “may my wounds I suffer (upon you) be mortal,” is how I read it. Suffer being a little less personal and more action oriented, as if to say “inflict upon.”
Not quite. “Mia” is mine or my. It reads “may my wound be mortal.”
„My“ as in „the wounds I suffer“, or „the wounds I cause“?
Indeed. It’s more of a declaration or curse to the recipient… “may my wounds I suffer (upon you) be mortal,” is how I read it. Suffer being a little less personal and more action oriented, as if to say “inflict upon.”
Cause
Fixed, thanks!