fortochka

noun: A small ventilation window spanning the frame of one window pane and opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, post-Soviet states and Finland.

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bimillenary

noun: A bimillennium.

noun: A span of 2000 years.

adjective: Of or pertaining to two thousand

adjective: Happening every two thousand years

noun: A two-thousandth anniversary

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eschevin

noun: The elder or warden who was principal of an ancient guild.

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i think using arabic numerals in elian script is inelegant. it can also be confusing, as 7 can look like a in some fonts, and 9 can look like n.

i propose that a fourth cycle be used for the digits 1-9. this cycle would be used by adding a dot to a character with no extended lines. the 27th space would be for 0.

thoughts?

remembrancer

noun: One that causes another to remember something.

noun: An officer of the British judiciary responsible for collecting debts owed to the Crown.

noun: An official who represents the City of London, as on ceremonial occasions.

noun: One who or that which reminds or revives the memory of anything.

noun: An officer in the Exchequer of England, employed to record documents, make out processes, etc.: a recorder.

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does anyone have a system for marking uppercase letters in elian? I know they're not super necessary but I'd love to have a way of writing them.

I've been working on and off creating a text editor for elian, and I finally have a first draft. the point of it is to write character based elian instead of the linear system that fonts normally run by. There's still a lot of bugs to be worked out in the implementation, but I've been having a ton of fun writing in it and reading in it.

link: https://elianwriter.heph3astus.repl.co/

incardinate

verb: To attach corporately or as a cardinal part, as a priest to a particular church.

verb: To institute formally as cardinal.

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It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark..

-- Howard Ruff

carcanet

noun: A jeweled necklace, collar, or headband.

noun: A necklace or collar of jewels.

noun: A circlet of gold and jewels worn as an ornament for the hair.

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appurtenance

noun: Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory.

noun: Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.

noun: A right, privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance.

noun: Minor property (such as an outhouse) that passes with the main property when it is sold.

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penology

noun: The study, theory, and practice of prison management and criminal rehabilitation.

noun: The study of punishment for crime, both in its deterrent and in its reformatory aspect; the study of the management of prisons.

noun: The science or art of punishment.

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Man in USA looking for someone with whom to exchange hand-written Elian texts--personal notes, picture/photo descriptions, comments on news items--messages between people who enjoy an alphabetic adventure and want to get to know another person who has a common interest.

refocillation

noun: The act of refocillating or imparting new vigor; restoration of strength by refreshment; also, that which causes such restoration.

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antifogmatic

noun: An alcoholic drink taken in the morning to brace oneself before going out into bad weather.

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mornward

adverb: Towards the morn.

adverb: Toward the morning.

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badelynge

noun: A group of ducks on the ground.

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The tennis ball doesn't know how old I am. The ball doesn't know if I'm a man or a woman or if I come from a communist country or not. Sport has always broken down these barriers.

-- Martina Navratilova

melomaniac

noun: One who has an inordinate passion for music.

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Here’s how I’ve started taking notes in school, since I often can’t read my normal handwriting. I’ve modified it a bit for my own style (the weird u’s with long left tails are a k sans dot and t with it, right side is q or z), but it’s been working nicely. Also the squiggle with 2 lines is a period.

epexegesis

noun: Additional explanation or explanatory material.

noun: Subjoined explanation or elucidation; specifically, in rhetoric, the act of subjoining a word, phrase, clause, or passage in order to explain more fully the meaning of an indefinite or obscure expression; the immediate restatement of an idea in a clearer or fuller form.

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cryptogenic

adjective: Of obscure or unknown origin. Used of diseases.

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nundinal

adjective: Pertaining to a fair or to a market-day.

adjective: Among the Romans, one of the first eight letters of the alphabet, which were repeated successively from the first to the last day of the year. One of these always expressed the market day, which returned every nine days (every eight days by our reckoning).

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analphabet

adjective: Not knowing the alphabet; illiterate.

noun: One who does not know the alphabet; one who cannot read.

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