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(→Etymology and other languages: readding something I removed. There was an article about this purported etymology but I cannot remember where it was.) |
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|eng-mean=The [[wikipedia:Taxus baccata|yew]] is a tree whose wood was a common material used for making bows. | |eng-mean=The [[wikipedia:Taxus baccata|yew]] is a tree whose wood was a common material used for making bows. | ||
|jpn-name={{h|イチイバル|Ichiibaru}} | |jpn-name={{h|イチイバル|Ichiibaru}} | ||
|jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Ichii-bal'''. {{lang|ja|イチイ}} ''{{lang|ja-Latn|ichii}}'' is the Japanese word for the Japanese yew. | |jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Ichii-bal'''. {{lang|ja|イチイ}} ''{{lang|ja-Latn|ichii}}'' is the Japanese word for the Japanese yew. The "bal" portion is perhaps to be short for "valley", and the name as a whole would be a translation of some sorts of [[wikipedia:Ýdalir|Ýdalir]] (lit. "yew valleys").{{citation needed}} | ||
|eng-fan-name=Ichaival | |eng-fan-name=Ichaival | ||
|eng-fan-mean=Used in the ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' and ''Thracia 776'' [[fan translation]]s. Some sources have erroneously claimed that "Ichaival" is the name of a bow owned by the Norse god Odin, but this is false. Ichaival is not a Norse word, and no myths ever mention such a bow. This false etymology has become widespread enough for the name to be used in other media, such as the video game ''[[wikipedia:Smite (video game)|Smite]]'' and the anime ''[[wikipedia:Symphogear|Symphogear]]''. It may have become widespread through [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_mythological_objects&diff=prev&oldid=586361279 this edit] on the Wikipedia article "List of mythological objects". | |eng-fan-mean=Used in the ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' and ''Thracia 776'' [[fan translation]]s. Some sources have erroneously claimed that "Ichaival" is the name of a bow owned by the Norse god Odin, but this is false. Ichaival is not a Norse word, and no myths ever mention such a bow. This false etymology has become widespread enough for the name to be used in other media, such as the video game ''[[wikipedia:Smite (video game)|Smite]]'' and the anime ''[[wikipedia:Symphogear|Symphogear]]''. It may have become widespread through [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_mythological_objects&diff=prev&oldid=586361279 this edit] on the Wikipedia article "List of mythological objects". |