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Denisa 0610 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
HALF-DANG
Hello!
I would like to know what does "half-dang" mean in the sentence:
"...It was just a stone, a mere half-dang in weight..."
Thank you
I would like to know what does "half-dang" mean in the sentence:
"...It was just a stone, a mere half-dang in weight..."
Thank you
Top answer
It's not a standard English word. What's the context? eg Are you reading,a fantasy novel?
- It's not a standard English word.
- What's the context?
- eg Are you reading,a fantasy novel?
- Clive
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It's not a standard English word.
What's the context? eg Are you reading,a fantasy novel?
Clive
What's the context? eg Are you reading,a fantasy novel?
Clive
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No, it's not a novel. It's a poem "The Conference of the Birds" written by a persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar.
"...The allegorical framework of the poem is as follows: the birds of the world gather together to seek a king. They are told by the hoopoe that they have a king – the Simorgh – but that he lives far away and the journey to him is hazardous. The birds are at first enthusiastic to begin
"...The allegorical framework of the poem is as follows: the birds of the world gather together to seek a king. They are told by the hoopoe that they have a king – the Simorgh – but that he lives far away and the journey to him is hazardous. The birds are at first enthusiastic to begin
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A very small portion?
"...No jewel surpasses that which Solomon
Wore on his finger. It was just a stone,
A mere half-dang in weight, but as a seal
Set in his ring it brought the world to heel...."
"...No jewel surpasses that which Solomon
Wore on his finger. It was just a stone,
A mere half-dang in weight, but as a seal
Set in his ring it brought the world to heel...."
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It has to do with a 13th century Armenian Lawcode.
Ah, now it's working!
That reference also mentions a "gari," as though a dang and a gari were two different measures of weight and money.
It has to do with a 13th century Armenian Lawcode.
Ah, now it's working!
That reference also mentions a "gari," as though a dang and a gari were two different measures of weight and money.
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The meaning would be: It was a very small stone but of a great power...
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Denisa 0610A very small portion?"...No jewel surpasses that which SolomonWore on his finger. It was just a stone,A mere half-dang in weight, but as a sealSet in his ring it brought the world to heel...."I take this to mean that even as a jewel it was not valuable in itself, but it became valuable because Solomon used this ring as a seal, probably authorizing
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but as a seal
Set in his ring it brought the world to heel..
Does it mean that the seal made the world to obey him?
Set in his ring it brought the world to heel..
Does it mean that the seal made the world to obey him?
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Denisa 0610Does it mean that the seal made the world to obey him?Exactly! (Money talks!)
He probably put his seal on paper documents which carried very important instructions and orders.
By the way, I think we must agree with Clive that "The Conference Of The Birds" is a fantasy!
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