04-21-2017, 09:39 PM
(04-21-2017, 10:50 AM)ParthianBow Wrote: Can any of you translate the name of the Kirli-Derbend pass, which is western Macedonia, near Lake Vergoritida in N Greece? The ancient name isn't known, and if I knew the meaning of the modern name, I could make up a realistic one for my new novel.
Af karisto!
According to The Times History of the War (1917), Vol. 12, p. 32, Kirli Derbend means 'Dirty Pass'. You can find it on the Internet Archive.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)