According to wiki, most of the bird names are attested from the late 13th century.
Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 21/08/2010 01:24:25 AM
Which is... very surprising. But given that, they're probably less made up than most phrases in English. How many phrases do we have that are seven centuries old? 
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla
Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel
*MySmiley*
~Camilla
Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel
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This is awesome.
- 20/08/2010 01:13:31 PM
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What a shame most of them are made up. *NM*
- 20/08/2010 02:04:28 PM
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Says who?
- 20/08/2010 02:07:31 PM
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Linguists. Don't tell them though, or they'll blather on for days.
- 20/08/2010 02:09:57 PM
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Of course they are
- 20/08/2010 02:22:54 PM
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According to wiki, most of the bird names are attested from the late 13th century.
- 21/08/2010 01:24:25 AM
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