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Tayavin Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:00pm
Okay, weird Q
Does anyone know how Eitr is physically said????
Originally posted by Suzaku:
Originally posted by Tayavin:
Hm, is this a dev approved pronounced word?
Here is the devs giving a preview of the content to Rock Paper Shotgun. They mention eitr at around 4:30.
https://youtu.be/QGOP_SURx6E?t=271
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Suzaku Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:02pm 
Eight-ur.
Tayavin Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:06pm 
Originally posted by Suzaku:
Eight-ur.

Hm, is this a dev approved pronounced word?
ShiZniTe Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:20pm 
greeks said Aether = Ai or Ay ther which was the fluid of the air or something magical like that but not rain/water, like plasma of the air.
however, other cultures pronounce it differently, so Aether would be Eyetear in many other countries
its really just a matter of history, culture and approved linguistics... tomato or tomato.
Tayavin Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:27pm 
Originally posted by ShiZniTe:
greeks said Aether = Ai or Ay ther which was the fluid of the air or something magical like that but not rain/water, like plasma of the air.
however, other cultures pronounce it differently, so Aether would be Eyetear in many other countries
its really just a matter of history, culture and approved linguistics... tomato or tomato.

Fair, fair
Forcedge Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:28pm 
Eater. Like a big eater or someone with a big appetite.

One of Odin's spells in GoW Ragnarok has the word eitr in it and that's how he pronounces it. The all-father knows best
Last edited by Forcedge; Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:29pm
Tayavin Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:29pm 
Originally posted by Forcedge:
Eater. Like a big eater or someone with a big appetite.

Thats what I thought, but then my husband thought diff and I was like "well now I wonder"
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Suzaku Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:30pm 
Originally posted by Tayavin:
Hm, is this a dev approved pronounced word?
Here is the devs giving a preview of the content to Rock Paper Shotgun. They mention eitr at around 4:30.
https://youtu.be/QGOP_SURx6E?t=271
Tayavin Mar 8, 2023 @ 4:38pm 
Originally posted by Suzaku:
Originally posted by Tayavin:
Hm, is this a dev approved pronounced word?
Here is the devs giving a preview of the content to Rock Paper Shotgun. They mention eitr at around 4:30.
https://youtu.be/QGOP_SURx6E?t=271

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Like Gjall, there are probably more than one technically correct pronunciations.

Old Norse would have pronounced Gjall G-YALL where modern Icelandic?) pronounces it YALL
Levodrago Mar 8, 2023 @ 6:58pm 
Ey-Tur
SiEgE Mar 9, 2023 @ 12:33am 
Originally posted by Tayavin:
Does anyone know how Eitr is physically said????
"Eit" as in "eight"

"r" should be the actual, hard, fully pronounced r, and not like the muffled, "paralyzed tongue" shame that is english r.
Last edited by SiEgE; Mar 9, 2023 @ 12:35am
FissionChips Mar 9, 2023 @ 12:49am 
I pronounce it `iter`, which is how it sounds to me in that video.
Mormacil Mar 9, 2023 @ 1:40am 
Originally posted by SiEgE:
Originally posted by Tayavin:
Does anyone know how Eitr is physically said????
"Eit" as in "eight"

"r" should be the actual, hard, fully pronounced r, and not like the muffled, "paralyzed tongue" shame that is english r.
This, it's related to a bunch of modern Germanic words.
Psalms Mar 9, 2023 @ 3:42am 
Its basically Aether...which is what everything is made up of in the real world. This originates from Ancient Meta Physics.
Last edited by Psalms; Mar 9, 2023 @ 3:47am
Mormacil Mar 9, 2023 @ 6:55am 
Originally posted by Enlightened E Gremlin:
Its basically Aether...which is what everything is made up of in the real world. This originates from Ancient Meta Physics.
Actually that's twice wrong. Originally aether refers to the heavens, basically everything in our universe that's not another element like earth, water and fire. It's the sky essentially, it's light, space, air pressure etc.

Eitr on the other hand comes from the concept of primordial ooze and poison. It's the origin of the jotnar and snakes/dragons. It's a manifestation of primordial matter of Ginnungagap where fire and ice meet. It's the origin of matter from which the world is later made.

It's strongly linked to the concept of fertile soil which to the Norse meant soil filled with rainworms. Worms and snakes were the same thing to them, beings directly born from fertile primal matter. But like all good things, to much will kill you.

Etymologically this has no connection with Aether. The element of Earth is linked to Eitr while it's borderline the opposite of aether.
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