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Argonian Metaphors and PhrasesEdit

turn back the river
Saying that someone is attempting to "turn back the river" is akin to saying that someone is attempting to "turn back the clock". The subject of the phrase is attempting to revert things to the way things were in a previous time.[1]
sap-sick
Some rumors are like willow vipers—well-hidden and best left alone

Argonian SlangEdit

Milk-Sucker
A sometimes derogatory term for a mammal, usually in reference to Men and Elves, who drink their mother's milk to survive as infants.[2]
Hair-folk
A term referring to other races which have hair on their heads and bodies. Men, Elves, Khajiit, etc.[3]
Dryskin
A term usually used to refer to non-Argonians.[4]
Stone nests
A term used to refer to houses or structures composed of materials that take longer to succumb to the wear of time, such as stone. Stone houses built by foreigners are referred to as stone nests, as are the xanmeers that dot the more.[4]
hard-nests
Another term for "xanmeer".
  1. ^ Captive's Journal
  2. ^ Argonian Ambient Rumors in ESO
  3. ^ Xukas's dialogue during Sunken Treasure in ESO: Murkmire
  4. ^ a b The Strangeness of DryskinsKaal Dreenjee of the Naga-Kur
    Translated by Tyrrya Len, The Wayrest Wanderer