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Rogalian
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 7:24 pm
by Grogie
Pertaining to a great fire. ''The plane crash site was a rogalian horror''
Re: Rogalian
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:07 am
by Slava
This appears to be from some kind of fan fiction, gothic, role playing world:
https://www.gothiclarp.com/rogalia/
Re: Rogalian
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 6:38 pm
by Dr. Goodword
According to the OED, it is only attested in dictionaries, where it is defined "pertaining to a great fire," from Latin rogalis with the same meaning. OED give two more words, rogal with the same meaning and roge "a funeral pyre." It provides three attestations of the latter, the most recent came from a 1661 source.
Re: Rogalian
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 8:02 am
by Slava
"Only attested in dictionaries". How odd. I thought dictionaries reported what words were being used in the language and how they were used. Where would a dictionary get a word that isn't actually in the language, and why would it publish it?