[Steppes] Latin translation:

[blakrose]

John why not put an SCA spin on all this trouble translating into a
'dead' language?
Use latin words with modern grammarical rules, so that the meaning is
carried acurately as to what you want said.

while Latin didnt use the modifiers when chisled in stone   we can......

we can spend years discussing the correct translation while your project
is stalled waiting....

i suggest that you look at all our input, then make your best guess as
to what you want on the banner

i suggest:

vivo ad gladio, morti ad sagittandi

which means (more or less) 'live by the sword, die by archery'

Cian Oi Owenacht

John de Irwynne wrote:

> "Arcus" is one word for bow; however, some related
> terms, such as
> archer and arrow, are represented by "sagittarius".
> Perhaps a
> clearer way to state it would be
>      gladio vivere, sagittarius morti
> or
>      live (or life) [by the] sword, die (or death) [by
> the]
> ---The problem with this one is the Latin needs to be
> conjugated. Sagittarius is the nominative or first
> person case. 'by the archer' is another case which
> tarnslates as sagittario. same for the comment below.
> Arcus is the nominative case. Arco is the ablative
> case. Morti is also a noun , not the verb . Mori is
> conjugated as "to Die", just as vivere translates as
> 'to live'. Mori is an irregular verb that changes form
> for the personal conjugations.  Mores is the plural
> nominative of the word for customs/manners.
>
> Of course you can use whichever sounds pleasing to the
> ear. Most people won't know the difference anyway.
>
> Lady Elspeth de Forbeys
> "Aurum peccamenes multifariam texit"
>
> {archer or arrow}>      gladio vivere, arcus morti
> > I would use "arcus" for bow; "arco" is more
> > generally used for
> > "curved or rounded".  Use "morti" for "death" or
> > "die"; "mori"
>
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