Lexicon:Modern/Broenn
| Broenn | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɾɔɪn/ |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Etymology | from middle CRT brōnē, from Proto bron |
| Related words | Braech, skaerdha, Oethboend, Kravoen |
Broenn — maimed; permanently damaged in the body. Of a wound that has healed as far as it is going to.
Notes
Not an insult and not a pity. A Broenn hand is a fact about a hand, stated plainly, and a person says it of themselves as readily as anyone else says it of them. The philosophy has something to say here and says it often. A Broenn person is not diminished in their Oathbond, since the bond was never in the body. What they can no longer do is a matter for their Station and is settled there, and a craftsman whose hands have gone Broenn is expected to say so and to teach instead. In Stormharbor it is common enough among whalers that the word is barely remarkable. A boat man of forty who grips poorly is Broenn, was well paid for becoming so, and is generally still working at something.