Hinakaweh: A clan of the Vil Adanrath. hrayek: "cut off," but most often used to mean "exile" or "outcast." Hro'nyewachu: "Heart of the Piercing," the name of one of the most sacred sites of the Vil Adanrath. Iket Sotha: "fort of winter," the Vil Adanrath name for Winterkeep. ikwe: a command, meaning "get back" or "get away." Inisach tin Nekutha Hro'nyewachwe: "Seeker and survivor of the Heart of the Piercing." kaharenharik ket: Literally "fires of heaven fall." kanishta: A type of root, the juices of which help the body and stay warm and provide energy. Karakhnir: "sharpens the bite." kaweh rut, kyed: "speak out, now." kehrareth: "intense grief" or "despair;"
"fey." kweshta: "a special one," but in the sense of one who does not quite fit in, but in a good way; a looser translation might be "dear" or "unique." na kwast wahir athu kyene wekht unarihe: a proverb, meaning "better a cold truth than a warm lie." newetik: "without heart"; an insult that means "without honor." omah: "leader" or "chief." omah nin: "highest chief." rathla: "blood-bound," but most often used to mean "blood brothers." Siksin Neneweth: "Ice Skins," the Vil Adanrath name for the Frost Folk. sumezh: "stray dog;" it is commonly used as an insult. te?: "well?" or "huh?" uskeche: "fire" or "flame," but more commonly used as the Vil Adanrath word for "spirit" or "ghost." u werekh kye wu: "great winds be born." uwethla:
"skin-bound," the Vil Adanrath name for the holy symbols etched onto the skin of omahet and belkagenet. viclass="underline" wolf. viliniketu: "wolves of the ice fields." the Vil Adanrath name for winter wolves. wutheh: a command, meaning "find" or "seek." Yastehanye: "Honored Exile." about the author Mark Sehestedt (no relation to Laurence Tureaud) was born in Portales, New Mexico. He grew up on a steady diet of Marvel? comic books, Star Trek? reruns, Star Wars? science fiction, horror, and Mel Brooks movies. His first attempt at a book was How Not to Get Captured by Monsters on Halloween Night, which he wrote at age four while watching Scooby-Doo?. It still hasn't found a publisher. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, six children, a dog, a bird, a gecko, and various unnamed spiders. Frostfell is his first novel. Film rights are still available.