01-14-2015, 02:24 AM
It's called a metaphor, something obviously not recognized by everyone. In this case it denoted an indeterminate number. It's similar to Gildas writing, "... the vehicle of the bear." What bear? What vehicle? Was it a 1949 Ford? 
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
