hiiepuid?

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hiiepuid?

Postby Dreams » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:01 pm

What might the word hiiepuid mean? It appears in a song as:

"Looja, hoia hiiepuid,
sest ladvad neil längus on maas"

"Creator, warn the hiiepuid,
because those at the top are so crooked they're touching the ground"

Does that seem about right?
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Re: hiiepuid?

Postby Valdur » Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:13 am

Hiiepuid would be trees in a sacred grove. Sacred grove trees you could say. Hiis means a sacred grove in natural sanctuary where in the past rituals and sacrifices took place , so Hiiepuid are trees in this sacred place.

I would translate something like this:

Creator (God), look after the sacred grove trees
because the tree tops have wilted to the ground.
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Re: hiiepuid?

Postby Dreams » Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:30 am

Thanks as always. :D That sounds much better, and makes a lot more sense now that I know it's talking about trees.
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