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banish
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Brisingr
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- "What he spoke of," said Arya, "was Du Namar Aurboda, The Banishing of the Names."†
*banishing = expelling or getting rid of
- The Banishing of the Names?†
- The Banishing of the Names is the main reason so many people now believe that dragons were nothing more than animals to ride from one place to another.†
- I'll have her stop using spirits or I'll expel her from Du Vrangr Gata and ask Nasuada to banish her from the Varden.†
banish = expel or get rid of
- What Hrothgar did by adopting you has no precedent in all of our history, and it cannot be undone unless, as grimstborith, I banish you from our clan.†
- Also, although we do not speak of it often, there are those who have broken the laws of our land and whom their clan chiefs have banished on pain of death for a term of years or, if the offense is severe, for the remainder of their lives.†
banished = expelled or gotten rid of
- If Vermund had acted upon his own and not as a grimstborith, he would be banished for his offenses upon pain of death.†
- Therefore, let us treat the clan as we would treat the person; let us banish Az Sweldn rak Anhuin from our hearts and minds until they choose to replace Vermund with a grimstborith of a more moderate temperament and until they acknowledge their villainy and repent of it to the clanmeet, even if we must wait a thousand years.†
banish = expel or get rid of
- One by one, the clan chiefs stood and voted to banish Az Sweldn rak Anhuin.†
- So this is what it means to be banished among the dwarves.†
banished = expelled or gotten rid of
- You planned all along to banish Az Sweldn rak Anhuin, didn't you?†
banish = expel or get rid of
- Hvedra, Orik's wife, stood at the forefront of the congregation; after the clanmeet had banished Grimstborith Vermund, Orik had sent for her in anticipation of becoming king.†
banished = expelled or gotten rid of
- There is only one rule, Stronghammer: if you flee, you forfeit the match and are banished from your tribe.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(banish) to expel or get rid ofin various senses, including:
- to force someone to leave a country as punishment
- to push an idea from the mind
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)