Crowbait Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 In a FfC, Asha uses the term Nuncle quite frequently. At first I thought it was because The Reader was an uncle-in-law but she also used the term "nuncle" when addressing Victarion. I'm sure as I get further into the book the definition will surface. Patience is key when reading his books because the answer always shows up sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 It just means uncle. Victarion is an uncle on her fathers side (same goes for Euron and Aeron), and Rodrik is an uncle on her mothers side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerys Blackfyre Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 yes, actually nuncle is just an archaic form for uncleMartin uses a lot of this kind of words (e.g. morrow, break the fast and so on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayeza Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nuncle is another word for Uncle. Not just Asha but Cersei and Jaime also use it for their Uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydas Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I have only seen Jaime using 'nuncle' once. In the following occasion he switched to 'uncle', as did Cersei. Only Asha sticks with 'nuncle' so far (~30% into the book). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaronBeefhart Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I think it is a short form of "mine Uncle". Similar to how Ned comes from "mine Eddard". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowbait Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 I think it is a short form of "mine Uncle". Similar to how Ned comes from "mine Eddard". Your reply totally makes sense to me now. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion of Judah Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 It is funny sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyRasta Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I think it is just a remnant of old English, when the articles "a" and "an" were not as nailed down as they are now. "A nuncle" and "an uncle" were pretty much interchangeable (and pronounced the same.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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