Lexicon:Modern/Diswa
| Diswa | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdis.wa/ |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Etymology | from Middle Disdawē, from Proto disistheway |
| Related words | Oethboend, Mlaedi, Ekseidh |
Diswa — this is the way; said when somebody has done the right thing by the logic of the Oethboend.
Notes
Approval rather than praise, and the difference matters. It does not say a thing was clever or brave; it says the person acted as their nature and their bonds required, which is the only standard the world actually keeps.
Said quietly at a bench, said aloud at a guild judgement, and said by a whole room when a man stands where he said he would.
Unlike most words of its register, Diswa travels in every direction. Anybody may say it to anybody, including upward, and it carries most weight when a room says it together.