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souder

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male soldier

soldier

verb noun

Soortgelyke frases

souder gober
mercenary

souder mor
marine

voorbeelde

souder [ hanow gorow ] soudoryon [ hanow liesek / hanow liesplek ] soudrys [ hanow liesek / hanow liesplek ] [ hanow benow ] soudores [ hanow liesek / hanow liesplek ] soudoresow
soldier - military personnel (person)

AN KYNSA ARETH “Rag y teu an yankis, y teu an yankis ...” An antemna koth na, meur y wlaskerensa, a dheuth dhiworth oes an Nessa Bresel an Bys, a rolyas a-dro dhe’m ympynnyon ha my esedhys ryb ow broder yn bagh. My a dhallathas hogen y gana mes Davydh a lagattas heb hedhi orthymm – ny garas nevra klywes ow henys. (Denvyth ny’n kar!) Ytho, ow nowodhow re via ewn, yth esa soudoryon estrenyek ow tos rag krevhe stryvyans a’n tyller. Hemm a styrya, heb mar, nag o gorfennys vyth an ‘bresel’ erbynn godros an zombis. Ha, mar prederres yn y gever, ny via henna marth. Kepar dell dhesevsen dres termyn batel an bennskol Melbourne, yth esa chyf arenebedh ogas dhe 400,000 km pedrek lemmyn kontrolyes gans an zombis – hag yth esa pup-prys tardhow nowydh ow hwarvos dres an arenebedh na. Ytho, yn despit dhe vernansow a vilyow an zombis – dre jynn-sethow ha napalm – dhe’n bennskol, yth esa hwath kansow a vilyow anedha ow kwandra a-dro dhe bowdir – hag yth esens i, an eyl wosa y gila, ow ‘hesskrifa’, tan meur y’ga holonnow, moy a dus hogen dhe’n movyans (pypynag o henna). Hag ytho y feu Davydh ha my bos diskwedhys, avel mir gwir an zombis, dhe’n ‘dowbois’ ma (henn yw leverel, soudoryon amerikanek), pur fresk aga fismens. Yth en an imaj ‘kyns’ ha Davydh o an imaj ‘wosa’ – kepar ha’n argemmynnow- kommyk koth esa ow mynnes gwertha daffar rag krevhe an korf. A vien ‘Yowann kroenek’? A via tewes potyes y’m fas? Nyns o hemma gwirhaval. My a dhesevas agan bos kemmerys dhe Pukkapunyal, an brassa selva yn Budhykka. Kres Budhykka o vyaj a dhew po tri our dhiworth Kastlemayne dre gert-lu. Ytho, yth heveli bos an termyn ewn rag agan vyaj heb diwedh y’n kertik. (Wosa ewnans rag kammans a dermyn drefenn ow dewlagas dhe vos kudhys.) Mars esa ewn ow thybyans a-dro dh’agan le – nowodhow da o henna. Ha, wosa oll, Pukkapunyal a via tyller herwydh reson rag trenyans soudoryon estrenyek ow kul devnydh a gondysyons Ostralek – mes pellder lowr dhiworth chyf arenebedh an klevesans. Unnweyth arta, ow threnyans avel souder-brentys a allsa bos dhe-les.
THE FIRST LECTURE ‘For the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming, ...’ That old patriotic anthem from World War Two rolled about in my head as I sat in a cell beside my brother. I even started to sing it but David glared at me – he never did like to hear me singing. (Nobody does!) So, just as I had heard, there were foreign troops on the way to reinforce the local effort. What this meant, of course, was that the ‘war’ against the zombie menace was by no means over. And, if you thought about it, that was no surprise. As I had speculated at the time of the battle at Melbourne University, a primary area of 400,000 square kilometres had been taken over by the zombies – and outbreaks were occurring all the time beyond that zone. So, despite the fact that thousands of zombies had been machine-gunned and napalmed at the university, there were hundreds of thousands of them still roaming the countryside – and they, in their turn, were still actively ‘conscripting’ yet more to the cause (whatever that might be). And, as a result, David and I were to be used to show these fresh-faced doughboys what a zombie looked like. I was to be the ‘before’ image and David was to be the ‘after’ – like in one of those old comic-book advertisements for body-building equipment. Was I ‘Skinny John’? Would I have sand kicked in my face? Probably not. I guessed we had been taken to Puckapunyal, the largest army base in Victoria. It was in Central Victoria, two or three hours by army truck from Castlemaine. So, the interminable journey in the paddy wagon fitted with that geography (once corrected for time distortion due to blindfolding.) If my guess on our location were correct – and this would be a logical place to train foreign soldiers in Australian conditions, away from the primary zone of infection – that was good news. Once again, my cadet training would come in handy.

‘Dha was eth yn-mes yn kres an vatel; ena souder a dreylyas ha dri gour dhymm, ha leverel, “Gwith an gour ma; mar tienk, dha vewnans a vydh res rag y vewnans, poken ty a be talent a arghans.” 40 Rag bos dha was bysi omma hag ena, gyllys o.’ Myghtern Ysrael a leveris dhodho, ‘Yndellma y fydh dha vreus; rag ty dha honan a’n erviras.’ 41 Ena ev a gemmeras an lystenn yn uskis a’y lagas. Myghtern Ysrael a’n aswonnis avel onan a’y brofoesi. 42 Ena ev a leveris dhodho, ‘Yndellma y lever an ARLOEDH, “Drefenn ty dhe asa dhe dhiank an gour neb a apoyntis dhe dhistruans, ytho dha vewnans a vydh rag y vewnans, ha dha bobel rag y bobel.” ’ 43 Myghtern Ysrael eth dhe dre, poes ha digolonnek, ha dos dhe Samaria.
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Yth o eun diwweyth an korporal: nyns esa awtorita vyth – na dhe Ingrid na dhe’n Serjont (kynth esens ughella yn renk dhodho) – rag ri dhodho arghadyow. Methardak. My a allsa gweles an Serjont dhe vos ha bos smatta hogen. Y’m breus vy, ny allsa henna seweni gans an Korporal – drefenn y wodhvos yn ta an gadon ewn a gommond. Ytho, prys o rag ow sevel yn-bann rag bos reknys. My a gramyas dhiworth delergh an kynsa jip ha sevel rybdho, meur ow ansurneth. My a elwis yn hwann dhe’n withysi: “’Dhus jentyl, my yw an acheson rag presens an soedhogyon omma. Yth ov an huni re gawsyas an studh ma, an freudh war blen an gerdhva ...” My a bowesas, nebes faynt drefenn ow sevel, kyns my dhe worfenna ow thybyans. “...mar nyns owgh an bolatys dhe’m gorra yn prison, rag ow gwitha, y fydh lynchyans omma ragowgh hwi. Y tesevav na via henna da gans Kommondant an Selva, myttin, pan via res dhodho a dhisplegya dh’y bennow-tus y honan pyth o an acheson rag ow horf bos ow swaysya yn-dann an welen baner – ha hwi gyllys y sawya an trobel ma der obayans sempel arghadyow an soedhogyon a’ga sav a-dheragowgh hwi lemmyn. Ytho, pyth a brederowgh hwi?” Yn kettermyn, an Serjont ha Ingrid, an dhew, a dreylyas ha mires orthymm, meur aga marth. (Prag na bredersons a henna?) Yn apert, an withysi a’m aswonnis. I a wodhya ynwedh an acheson rag ow bos synsys dhe’n selva. Godhvedhys o dhe beub oll, dell heveli. An Korporal a viras orth an Serjont. “Ty a vynn gorra an polat ma yn prison? Prag na leversysta yndella y’n kynsa le? Es yw henna – arghadow vyth yw res.” Ha, gans henna, my a junyas gans an Serjont hag Ingrid ha’n withysi sevys a- denewen ha ni a entras y’n drehevyans heb agan leverel ger arall. Ha ni ow kul yndellna, an Serjont a dreylyas pols rag kewsel dhe lywyer an nessa jip, ow tevi y ankombrynsi. (Y heveli y wodhya yn tien an kynsa towl hag ev goslowys orth oll an taklow nowydh leverys genen a-gynsow – ytho, pyth a via an towl lemmyn?) “Relevys osta, ‘souder. Y’th welvydhav diwettha.” Dres pols, yth esa dhe lywyer an nessa jip fisment sowdhenys.
The Corporal was, of course, correct on both counts – neither Ingrid nor the U.S. Sergeant, both theoretically superior in rank, had any authority to order him about. Stalemate. I could see the Sergeant was going to move – even more – into bullying mode. I judged that it wouldn’t work on the Corporal – who obviously knew very well what was the proper chain of command. So, it was time for me to stand up and be counted. I crawled from the back of the first jeep and stood uncertainly beside it. I called out weakly to the guards: “Gentlemen, I’m the reason these officers are here. I’m the one who has caused the rioting over on the parade ground ...” I paused, giddy from standing, before completing my thought. “ ... If you don’t let these guys lock me up for my own protection, you’re going to have a lynching on your hands. I suspect the Camp Commandant will not be well pleased when he has to explain to his superiors why my body is swinging from the flagpole in the morning – when you could have saved him the trouble simply by obeying the orders of the officers now standing in front of you. So, what do you think?” Both the Sergeant and Ingrid turned, as one, and gaped at me in amazement. (Why hadn’t they thought of that?) The guards knew who I was and why I was being held in the camp – it seemed everyone did. The Corporal looked at the Sergeant. “You wanna lock this guy up? Why didn’t you say so in the first place? That’s easy – no orders required.” And, with that, I joined the Sergeant and Ingrid, the guards stood aside and we entered the building without further ado. Then the Sergeant briefly turned back and spoke to the now-confused driver of the second jeep – who was apparently in on the overall plan and had been listening to everything that had just been said: “You’re dismissed, soldier. I will see you later.” The driver of the second jeep, briefly, looked puzzled.

An Serjont a dewlis lies braslavar ha meur a dhespityans sevur orth an Korporal – mes heb sewenyans. An Korporal ha’n Souder keth, Ostralek an dhew, a driga yn attendyans mes sevel fast – ny viens ow kemmeres arghadyow dhiworth neb Serjont Yanki. My a glywas Ingrid dhe dhiyskynna dhiworth agan jip ha neshe an withysi yn fordh moy anformel: “Da lowr yw, ‘dus jentyl, yma an Serjont genev vy,” yn-medh hi. “Hwi a yll sevel a-denewen. Yma dhyn oll an kummyasow yw res.” “A yllyn aga gweles, ‘Vadama, an paperyow-gummyas?” yn-medh an Korporal. Y talvien Ingrid gwaytya an gorthyp ma – mes ny’n gwaytsa. “Nyns eus paperyow formel,” yn-medh Ingrid hwath kosel. “My re dheuth omma drefenn arghadyow ewn res dhymm gans Kommandant an Selva. Ev re dhanvonnas an Serjont genev vy drefenn an freudh dhe dardha yn tiryow a-dro dhe’n Plen an Gerdhva. Sur ov hwi dhe alloes hwath y glywes?” “Ya, ‘Vadama,” a worthybis an Korporal. “Y feun ow goslowes orto dres moy es hanter-our. Byttegyns, yma hwath edhomm dhyn a’n arghadyow na, ‘V adama.” “Nyns esa termyn lowr dhe skrifa paperyow formel, ‘Gorporal,” yn-medh Ingrid, owth assaya hwath triga kosel. “Studh goredhomm yw. Ytho, avel soedhek, my a erviras ri dhywgh arghadow ewn rag sevel a-denewen ha rag agan gasa entra y’n prison.” Pols, an Korporal a viras, meur y ansurneth, orth an souder keth. Dewlagas an souder keth a driga ow mires stark yn-rag. An ervirans ma o dhe’n korporal drefenn y vos yn ughella renk ages an souder keth. Ev a glerhas nebes y vryansenn. “’V adama?” “Avel agas ughella soedhek, yth esov ow ri dhywgh arghadow dhe sevel a- denewen ha gasa ni dhe entra y’n prison,” yn-medh Ingrid. “A ny gonvedhowgh henna? Ny vynnav agas gorra war dherivas. Ny vydh henna res dhymm, a ny vydh?” Y sevis an Korporal heb gwayans. “”Vadama, ny wra menya anvri dhis. Byttegyns, ty yw soedhek medhegel. Nyns eus dhis awtorita vyth rag ri arghadyow dhe bersonnel anvedhegel.”
The Sergeant flew (verbally) at the Corporal with a string of dire threats and abuse – but to no avail. The Australian Corporal, and the Private who was with him, remained at attention but stood firm – they would not be taking orders from any Yankee Sergeant. I heard Ingrid get out of our jeep and approach the guards in a far more casual fashion: “It’s all right, gentlemen, the Sergeant is with me,” she said. “You may stand aside. We have all the relevant clearances.” “May we see them, Ma’am, the clearance papers?” said the Corporal. Ingrid should have anticipated this would be the response – but she did not. “There are no formal papers,” said Ingrid, calmly. “I’m acting on the direct orders of the camp commandant – he has sent the Sergeant with me because of the disturbance which has broken out in the area of the parade ground. I’m sure you can still hear it?” “Yes, Ma’am,” replied the Corporal. “We’ve been listening to it for the last half-hour. But we still need them orders, Ma’am.” “There was no time to draw up formal papers, Corporal,” said Ingrid, trying still to remain calm. “This is an emergency situation. So, as an officer, I now intend to give you a direct order to stand aside and allow us into the prison.” Briefly, the Corporal looked uncertainly at the Private – who remained with his eyes fixed ‘to the front’. It was up to the Corporal since he outranked the Private. He cleared his throat. “Ma’am?” “As your superior officer, I’m ordering you to stand aside and allow us into the prison,” said Ingrid. “Don’t you understand that? I don’t wish to place you on report. That won’t be necessary, will it?” The Corporal stood his ground. “Ma’am, I mean you no disrespect but you are a medical officer. You have no authority to give orders to non-medical personnel.”

AN BIBEL KERNEWEK 2020 Oberow 28 Powl y'n Ynys Melita 1Wosa agan bos sawys, ena ni a dhiskudhas bos an ynys henwys Melita. 2Ha'n deythyogyon a dhiskwedhas dhyn kuvder dres eghenn; rag i a wrug tansys ha'gan wolkomma ni oll drefenn an glaw dhe dhalleth koedha ha yeyn o. 3Pan wrug Powl kuntell breghas a geunys ha'y worra y'n tan, sarf a dheuth yn-mes drefenn an toemmder hag omdakkya orth y leuv. 4Ha pan welas an deythyogyon an sarf ow kregi a'y leuv, i a leveris an eyl dh'y gila, ‘Yn tevri, an den ma yw moldrer re beu sawys dhiworth an mor, mes ny wrug Ewnder y asa yn few.’ 5Ena ev a shakyas an kreatur y'n tan heb godhav drog vyth; 6mes i a waytyas y hwre hwythfi po a-dhesempis koedha marow. Mes wosa i dhe wortos hag aspia termyn hir, ha gweles na'n darva travyth koynt, i a dreylyas aga howses ha leverel y vos duw. 7Lemmyn a-dro dhe'n le na yth esa tiryow dhe bennsoedhek an ynys henwys Publius; ev a wrug agan wolkomma ha ri dhyn gwest yn hel tri dydh. 8Dell hwarva, yth esa tas Publius a'y wrowedh ow kodhav terthennow ha'n skit. Powl a entras dhodho ha pysi, ow korra y dhiwla warnodho, ha'y sawya. 9Wosa hemma, an re erell y'n ynys ha gansa klevesow a dheuth ynwedh ha bos sawys. 10I a'gan enoras yn lies fordh, ha pan en ni parys dhe woelya i a worras a-bervedh an taklow mayth esa edhomm dhyn. gen 3 9 Powl a Dheu dhe Rom 11Wosa tri mis ni a voras yn gorhel a Aleksandria, re spensa an gwav y'n ynys, merkys gans sin an Evellyon. 12Ni a diras yn Syrakus, may hwortsyn tri dydh. 13Alena, ow koelya a-dro ni a dheuth dhe Rhegium. Wosa unn jydh, gwyns a'n soth a sevis ha'n nessa dydh ni a dheuth dhe Puteoli 14may kevsyn breder, ha ni a veu gelwys gortos gansa seyth dydh. Hag y'n for' ma ni a dheuth dhe Rom. 15An vreder neb a glewsa a-dro dhyn a dheuth alena bys yn Forum Appius ha Tri Thavern rag metya orthyn. Orth aga gweles, Powl a rassas dhe Dhuw ha kemmeres kolonn. 16Ha pan dheuthen yn Rom, Powl a veu gesys dhe driga y honan, gans an souder esa orth y witha. Powl ha'n Ledyoryon Yedhowek yn Rom 17Dell hwarva, wosa tri dydh, ev a elwis war-barth ledyoryon an Yedhewon; ha pan omguntellsens ev a leveris dhedha, ‘Breder, kyn na wrussen vy travyth erbynn an bobel na hengovyow an tasow, daskorrys veuv yn Yerusalem, prisner dhe'n Romanyon. 18Pan wrussens ow apposya i a vynnas ow delivra, drefenn na gavsons ynnov travyth ow tervynn an mernans. 19Pan gewsis an Yedhewon erbynn hemma, res o dhymm porres gelwel orth Sesar, kyn na'm beu kuhudhans vyth dhe wul erbynn ow fobel. 20Rag an acheson ma, ytho, my re'gas gelwis, rag agas gweles ha kewsel orthowgh, drefenn a-barth govenek Ysrael yw, ow bos kelmys gans an chayn ma.’ 21Hag i a leveris dhodho, ‘Ny dhegemmersyn lytherow a Yudi a-dro dhis, na ny dheuth omma denvyth a'n vreder ha derivas po kewsel drog vyth y'th kever. 22Mes ni a garsa klewes genes an pyth a brederydh; rag yn hwir, a-dro dhe'n sekt ma ni a woer y kewsir yn pub le er y bynn.’ Powl a Bregoth yn Rom 23I a settyas dydh ganso, hag i a dheuth yn y ji, meur aga niver. A vyttin bys yn gorthugher ev a styryas dhedha, ow toen dustuni a-dro dhe wlaskor Duw, hag owth assaya gul dhedha krysi a-dro dhe Yesu, dhiworth lagha Moyses keffrys dhiworth an brofoesi. 24Re anedha eth ha bos treylys yn aga howses der an taklow leverys, mes re erell ny gryssons. 25Hag ow tisputya an eyl orth y gila, i a dhallathas omdenna, heb bos yn akord an eyl gans y gila, wosa Powl dhe leverel unn ger diwettha, ‘Yn ewn y kewsis an Spyrys Sans der an profoes Ysay orth agas tasow, ow leverel, 26“Ke dhe'n bobel ma dhe leverel: Hwi a wra klewes heb konvedhes kammenn, ha hwi a wra mires heb gweles kammenn. 27Rag kolonn an bobel ma res eth ha bos talsogh, ha ny glewons gans aga diwskovarn, hag i re dhegeas aga dewlagas; ma na wrellens gweles nevra gans aga lagasow, na klewes gans aga skovornow, na konvedhes gans aga holonn, ha treylya, may hwrylliv vy aga sawya.” 28Rakhenna bedhes godhvedhys dhywgh bos an selwyans ma a Dhuw dannvenys dhe'n Jentilys, hag i a wra goslowes.’ 29Wosa ev dhe leverel hemma an Yedhewon eth dhe-ves, ow tadhla yn feur an eyl gans y gila. 30Yth esa ev trigys ena diw vlydhen dhien yn y ji-wobrenys y honan, hag ev a wolkomma kekemmys a dheffa dhodho, 31ow pregoth gwlaskor Duw hag ow tyski an taklow a-dro dhe'n Arloedh Yesu Krist, gans pub hardhder ha heb lett.
Acts 28 Malta 1And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. 6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 7In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 8And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: 10who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. 11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 12And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: 14where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. 15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. Paul in Rome 16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him. 17And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. 20For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. 21And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. 22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; And seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes have they closed; Lest they should see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should be converted, And I should heal them. 28Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 29And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

“Yn sur, Syrr,” a leveris yn greg. “Byttegyns, agan kothman yw yn furv drog dres eghenn ha my ....” “A Serjont, my re welas batelyow yn Korea, dres ‘Goredhomm Malayek’ hag yn ‘Nam ynwedh. Pygemmys tus, terrys ha diskevelysys, a brederydh my dhe weles dres an termynyow na?” Y woynnn o yn kler dhiworth ughel orth isel – mes yth esa poynt da dhodhdo. Ny worthybis mann. Nyns esa tybyansow na fella dhymm lemmyn. “Igor an boks, a Serjont! Henn yw arghadow ewn!” My a dhallathas, yn lent ha gans kaletter fayntys, androgentra an kevrennow a synsi an gorher. A yllyn vy delatya an igeryans bys pan dhrehedsyn an nessa gorsav? Martesen ya – mes, dell heveli, na. Uskis, an Ughkapten a gollas y berthyans gans ow avonsyans ha dalleth arma orthymm – kepar dell armsa orth an souder re dhegsa y fardellow. Yth esa Davydh ow tegemmeres blas an trobel ma. Y’n kynsa le, ev a ylli klywes an geryow serrys ha, y’n nessa le, ev a ylli omglywes ow fienas ha’m own ow tevi – der ow holm broderel. Wosa nebes mynysennow hir, my a dhallathas androgentra an diwettha kevrenn. An Ughkapten a’m herdhyas a-denewen yn harow, molleth war y lev, rag gorfenna an oberenn. “Ny vydh hemma teg,” a brederis vy. Byttegyns, pyth a yllyn gul? Hag an Ughkapten dallethys drehevel an gorher, bregh loes, gwiskys yn uniform breselyek, a dennas der an aswa yntra’n gorher ha’n boks. A- dhistowgh, leuv Davydh a settyas dalghenn war vryansenn an Ughkapten – hag, meur y frether mes yn kosel, ev a’n kropyas. Davydh re wrussa y gynsa ladh yn flykkrans kroghen-lagas. Gwell o na wrav assaya mellya y’n mater lemmyn – ny via porpos da vyth. Korf an Ughkapten a goedhas dhe leur an koch ha Davydh omrydhhes dhiworth an eler. Davydh a goedhas kekeffrys war y breyth ha gul gwledh anodho. Yn skon, yth esa gorherys an leur gans goes. Yth esa fas Davydh ow knias, bysi ha down, war gig an vyktym. (Henn o herwydh usadow an zombis, dell hevel.) Dillas fresk? Tronkys? Henn re via tybyans da, a ny via? Termyn da rag gasa ow broder dhe’n mor? Ya, yn hwirhaval – wosa konsydrans herwydh reson oll an kyrghynnyow.
“Certainly, Sir,” I stammered. “But our comrade is in particularly bad shape and I ...” “Sergeant, I have seen action in Korea, during the ‘Malayan Emergency’ and in ‘Nam as well. How many broken and dismembered human beings do you think I’ve seen during that service?” The question was patronising – but he did have a point. I didn’t answer. I was running out of ideas. “Open the box, Sergeant! That is a direct order!” I commenced, slowly and with feigned difficulty, to unscrew the fastenings that held down the lid. Could I delay the process until we reached the next stop? Maybe – but probably not. The Major became impatient with my progress and started to bellow at me – just as he had at the private who had carried his luggage. David was picking up on this aggravation, of course. Firstly, he could hear the angry words being directed at me and, secondly, I’m sure he could empathetically sense my growing anxiety and fear. After several long minutes, I started unscrewing the final fastening. The Major roughly pushed me aside with a curse and completed the task himself. “This is not going to be pretty,” I thought. But what could I do? As the Major commenced to lift the lid, a grey arm clad in military fatigues shot through the gap between lid and box. David’s hand closed swiftly and securely around the Major’s windpipe – and, quietly but efficiently, crushed it. David had made his first kill in the flickering of an eyelid. I knew better than to try and intervene now – there would have been no purpose. The Major’s limp body slumped to the floor of the carriage and David freed himself from the coffin. David fell upon his prey and feasted. Soon, the floor of the carriage was swimming in blood. David’s busily gnawing face was buried deeply on the flesh of his victim, as seemed to be customary among zombies. So much for getting him cleaned up. So much for fresh clothing. Was this a good time simply to cut my brother adrift? Yes, probably, on any rational consideration of the circumstances.

hireling gobervaghteth, goberwas; soldier of fortune avas, avases, souder-gober; soudores-wober
mercenary [hanow kadarn]

/ souder / / /
male soldier

Yesu. 4 Souder ny wra omvagla gans negys bewnans kemmyn, may hallo plegya dhe neb re wrug y worra war rol y soudoryon. 5 Ha den mar mynn kesstrivya, nyns yw kurunys mar ny gesstriv war-lergh an rewlys. 6 Dhe’n tiek ow lavurya y koedh dhodho kavoes an kynsa rann a’n drevas. 7 Preder a’n pyth a lavarav; rag an Arloedh a re dhis konvedhes yn pup-tra.
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souder, soudoryon (hanow gorow)
soldier

(n.) hireling gobervaghteth, goberwas; soldier of fortune avas, avases, souder-gober; soudores-wober
mercenary

souder [leveryans] ˈsu:dɛr
souder [pronunciation] ˈsu:dɛr

(n.) horse-soldier souder-margh
cavalryman

3Hemm yw ow klem dhe'n re a vynnsa ow apposya. 4A nyns eus dhyn gwir a dhybri hag a eva? 5A nyns eus dhyn gwir a gemmeres genen gwreg gryjyk, kepar dell wra an abesteli erell ha breder an Arloedh ha Kefas? 6Po a nyns yw marnas Barnabas ha my heb gwir a omwitha rag gonis? 7Py souder a serv yn y gost y honan? Piw a blans gwinlann heb dybri rann a'y frut? Po py bugel deves a with para heb kavoes rann a'n leth? 8A lavarav an traow ma herwydh awtorita mab-den? A ny lever an lagha an keth traow? 9Rag yn lagha Moyses skrifys yw, ‘Na wra kelmi ojyon hag ev ow trushya.’ Yw oghen mayth yw Duw prederus a-dro dhedha? 10A ny gews ev yn tevri a-barth dhyn ni? Skrifys veu a-barth dhyn ni, a-ban goedh dhe'n aradror aras gans govenek ha dhe'n drushyer drushya gans govenek, a gavoes rann a'n drevas. 11Mar konedhsyn ni has a daklow spyrysel yntredhowgh, yw tra veur mar mysyn agas dader a'n bys ma? 12Mar kevrenn re erell an gwir ma warnowgh, a ny wren ni hwath dhe voy? Byttegyns, ny wrussyn devnydh a'n gwir ma, mes ni a berth pup-tra kyns es gorra lett yn fordh aweyl Krist. 13A ny wodhowgh hwi an re arvethys y'n tempel dhe gavoes aga boes dhiworth an tempel, ha'n re ow servya orth an alter dhe gevrenna an pyth re beu offrynnys? 14Y'n keth vaner, an Arloedh a worhemmynnis y koedh dhe'n re neb a bregoth an aweyl kavoes aga fygans der an aweyl.
3This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. 4Don’t we have the right to food and drink? 5Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas? 6Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living? 7Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? 8Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? 9For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned? 10Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us, because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest. 11If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you? 12If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ. 13Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? 14In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.

OBEROW 28 Powl y'n Ynys Melita 1Wosa agan bos sawys, ena ni a dhiskudhas bos an ynys henwys Melita. 2Ha'n deythyogyon a dhiskwedhas dhyn kuvder dres eghenn; rag i a wrug tansys ha'gan wolkomma ni oll drefenn an glaw dhe dhalleth koedha ha yeyn o. 3Pan wrug Powl kuntell breghas a geunys ha'y worra y'n tan, sarf a dheuth yn-mes drefenn an toemmder hag omdakkya orth y leuv. 4Ha pan welas an deythyogyon an sarf ow kregi a'y leuv, i a leveris an eyl dh'y gila, ‘Yn tevri, an den ma yw moldrer re beu sawys dhiworth an mor, mes ny wrug Ewnder y asa yn few.’ 5Ena ev a shakyas an kreatur y'n tan heb godhav drog vyth; 6mes i a waytyas y hwre hwythfi po a-dhesempis koedha marow. Mes wosa i dhe wortos hag aspia termyn hir, ha gweles na'n darva travyth koynt, i a dreylyas aga howses ha leverel y vos duw. 7Lemmyn a-dro dhe'n le na yth esa tiryow dhe bennsoedhek an ynys henwys Publius; ev a wrug agan wolkomma ha ri dhyn gwest yn hel tri dydh. 8Dell hwarva, yth esa tas Publius a'y wrowedh ow kodhav terthennow ha'n skit. Powl a entras dhodho ha pysi, ow korra y dhiwla warnodho, ha'y sawya. 9Wosa hemma, an re erell y'n ynys ha gansa klevesow a dheuth ynwedh ha bos sawys. 10I a'gan enoras yn lies fordh, ha pan en ni parys dhe woelya i a worras a-bervedh an taklow mayth esa edhomm dhyn. gen 3 9 Powl a Dheu dhe Rom 11Wosa tri mis ni a voras yn gorhel a Aleksandria, re spensa an gwav y'n ynys, merkys gans sin an Evellyon. 12Ni a diras yn Syrakus, may hwortsyn tri dydh. 13Alena, ow koelya a-dro ni a dheuth dhe Rhegium. Wosa unn jydh, gwyns a'n soth a sevis ha'n nessa dydh ni a dheuth dhe Puteoli 14may kevsyn breder, ha ni a veu gelwys gortos gansa seyth dydh. Hag y'n for' ma ni a dheuth dhe Rom. 15An vreder neb a glewsa a-dro dhyn a dheuth alena bys yn Forum Appius ha Tri Thavern rag metya orthyn. Orth aga gweles, Powl a rassas dhe Dhuw ha kemmeres kolonn. 16Ha pan dheuthen yn Rom, Powl a veu gesys dhe driga y honan, gans an souder esa orth y witha. Powl ha'n Ledyoryon Yedhowek yn Rom 17Dell hwarva, wosa tri dydh, ev a elwis war-barth ledyoryon an Yedhewon; ha pan omguntellsens ev a leveris dhedha, ‘Breder, kyn na wrussen vy travyth erbynn an bobel na hengovyow an tasow, daskorrys veuv yn Yerusalem, prisner dhe'n Romanyon. 18Pan wrussens ow apposya i a vynnas ow delivra, drefenn na gavsons ynnov travyth ow tervynn an mernans. 19Pan gewsis an Yedhewon erbynn hemma, res o dhymm porres gelwel orth Sesar, kyn na'm beu kuhudhans vyth dhe wul erbynn ow fobel. 20Rag an acheson ma, ytho, my re'gas gelwis, rag agas gweles ha kewsel orthowgh, drefenn a-barth govenek Ysrael yw, ow bos kelmys gans an chayn ma.’ 21Hag i a leveris dhodho, ‘Ny dhegemmersyn lytherow a Yudi a-dro dhis, na ny dheuth omma denvyth a'n vreder ha derivas po kewsel drog vyth y'th kever. 22Mes ni a garsa klewes genes an pyth a brederydh; rag yn hwir, a-dro dhe'n sekt ma ni a woer y kewsir yn pub le er y bynn.’ Powl a Bregoth yn Rom 23I a settyas dydh ganso, hag i a dheuth yn y ji, meur aga niver. A vyttin bys yn gorthugher ev a styryas dhedha, ow toen dustuni a-dro dhe wlaskor Duw, hag owth assaya gul dhedha krysi a-dro dhe Yesu, dhiworth lagha Moyses keffrys dhiworth an brofoesi. 24Re anedha eth ha bos treylys yn aga howses der an taklow leverys, mes re erell ny gryssons. 25Hag ow tisputya an eyl orth y gila, i a dhallathas omdenna, heb bos yn akord an eyl gans y gila, wosa Powl dhe leverel unn ger diwettha, ‘Yn ewn y kewsis an Spyrys Sans der an profoes Ysay orth agas tasow, ow leverel, 26“Ke dhe'n bobel ma dhe leverel: Hwi a wra klewes heb konvedhes kammenn, ha hwi a wra mires heb gweles kammenn. 27Rag kolonn an bobel ma res eth ha bos talsogh, ha ny glewons gans aga diwskovarn, hag i re dhegeas aga dewlagas; ma na wrellens gweles nevra gans aga lagasow, na klewes gans aga skovornow, na konvedhes gans aga holonn, ha treylya, may hwrylliv vy aga sawya.” 28Rakhenna bedhes godhvedhys dhywgh bos an selwyans ma a Dhuw dannvenys dhe'n Jentilys, hag i a wra goslowes.’ 29Wosa ev dhe leverel hemma an Yedhewon eth dhe-ves, ow tadhla yn feur an eyl gans y gila. 30Yth esa ev trigys ena diw vlydhen dhien yn y ji-wobrenys y honan, hag ev a wolkomma kekemmys a dheffa dhodho, 31ow pregoth gwlaskor Duw hag ow tyski an taklow a-dro dhe'n Arloedh Yesu Krist, gans pub hardhder ha heb lett.
ACTS 28 Paul Ashore on Malta 1Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. 2The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. 3Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. 4When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.” 5But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. 6The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. 7There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. 8His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. 9When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. 10They honored us in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed. Paul’s Arrival at Rome 11After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 14There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him. Paul Preaches at Rome Under Guard 17Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 18They examined me and wanted to release me, because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death. 19The Jews objected, so I was compelled to make an appeal to Caesar. I certainly did not intend to bring any charge against my own people. 20For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.” 21They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of our people who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you. 22But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.” 23They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus. 24Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe. 25They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said through Isaiah the prophet: 26“ ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” 27For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ 28“Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” [29] 30For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!

souder [hanow gorow]
soldier

3 Hemm yw ow klem dhe’n re a vynnsa ow apposya. 4 A nyns eus dhyn gwir a dhybri hag a eva? 5 A nyns eus dhyn gwir a gemmeres genen gwreg gryjyk, kepar dell wra an abesteli erell ha breder an Arloedh ha Kefas? 6 Po a nyns yw marnas Barnabas ha my heb gwir a omwitha rag gonis? 7 Py souder a serv yn y gost y honan? Piw a blans gwinlann heb dybri rann a’y frut? Po py bugel deves a with para heb kavoes rann a’n leth?
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souder
professionally, non a anwobern professional soldier

souder
male soldier

“Da lowr, ‘Gapten,” yn-medhav. “An mester osta. Ny vynnav pok-jatel a dheg mil volt bos herdhyes y’m tin unnweyth arta. Diwodhav o an payn na!” (Hemm o gow arall, heb mar. Denvyth re wrussa hwath gul a bok-jatel warnav – mes ny wrug an Kapten y wodhvos.) Yth esa tri fok-jatel ow poesa heb rach erbynn an paros ryb an gwarila. My a boyntyas troha’n tri ha koedha tawesek. Byttegyns, dises yntra’n woslowysi a ylli bos tevys – po ogas – ha klywys. Nyns o an Kapten mar wokki may hylli skonya aswonn koll attendyans an soudoryon ha, gans henna, y grysadewder y honan. Hag ena, y teuth arta an minhwarth skruthus na. (Thukk!) “Do’ way, ‘vester broder zombi,” yn-medh an Kapten. (Ev re ankovsa ow hanow, heb mar – nyns o a vri vyth dhodho.) “Gul pok-jatel warnos jy? Na. Ty a wra godhvos henna, a ny wreta. Yth esons ena rag omwitha yn sempel orth dha vroder, y’n kas bos edhomm dhyn y gontrolya.” “Gas e kewsel!” a armas onan yntra’n hardha soudoryon amerikanek, esedhys yn delergh an hel. “Y fynnyn godhvos pyth eus dhodho leverel.” (Hag, y’n fordh na, my re’n kachsa!) Ny veu klywys hanasans down dhiworth an Kapten drefenn hubbadrylsi re dhallathsa lemmyn. “Da lowr, da lowr,” a armas ev a-ugh an tervans. “My a re kummyas dhodho dhe gemmeres agas govynnow. Byttegyns, gwrewgh perthi kov: nyns yw ev a’gan tu. Kachyes o hag ev gwithys zombi.” “...kachyes hag ev gwithys y vroder - y vroder unnik!” a ewnhis vy, ow tevi ow hardhder. Souder Amerikanek yowynk a gerdhas yn-rag dhe’n mikrogowser hag omgommendya (“Souder keth, kynsa gradh, Brendan Stevyor dhiworth Idaho”) ha govynn: “Prag na dheuthys ha bos zombi dha honan pan dheuth ha bos dha vroder- gevell?” An gorthyp gwir o apert dhymm (ny vien brethys kepar dell via Davydh) mes ny via kowal an gorthyp na – hag ytho my a erviras kemmyska nebes an mater. My a dhesevas nag esa denvyth y’n hel a allsa ow hontradia.
“Very well, Captain,” I said. “You’re in charge. I don’t want to have a ten- thousand volt cattle-prod rammed up my arse again. That was absolutely excruciating!” (This, of course, was another lie. No-one had used a cattle-prod on me yet – but the Captain did not know this.) There were three cattle-prods leaning carelessly against the wall on the side of the stage. I pointed to them and fell silent. However, the discontent among the members of the audience was palpable – and audible. The Captain was not so stupid as to ignore the fact that he was rapidly losing the troops’ attention and, along with that, his own credibility. He flashed that creepy smile again. (Yuck!) “Now, now, Mr Zombie’s brother,” said the Captain. (He’d forgotten my name – it was of no importance to him.) “There’s no question of using the cattle- prods on you. You know that, don’t you? Those are just in case your brother gets out of hand.” “Let him speak!” shouted one of the bolder GI’s at the back of the hall. “We want to know what he has to say.” (And thus I had him!) The Captain’s deep sigh was not heard above the general hubbub that had now broken out. “Very well”, he shouted above the din. “I will allow him to take your questions but do remember he is not on our side. He was caught protecting a zombie.” “Caught protecting my only brother!” I corrected, now gaining in confidence. A young GI stepped forward to the microphone, introduced himself (“Private First class Brendan Swooper from Idaho”) and asked: “How come you’re not a zombie yourself when your twin brother is?” The answer to this was obvious to me (I’d not been bitten and David had) but that answer would have been incomplete and so I decided to muddy the waters a little. I guessed that no-one in the hall was in a position to correct me.

souder
soldier

Wel, an jydh pan eth ha bos kellys ow bagas a skolyers, denvyth na veu ledhys gans an gonn Bren. Byttegyns, best pur voes o ha ‘Boofa’ – an polat re via yn kynsa le appoyntyes dh’y dhoen – eth ha bos skwithys ganso. Res via dhodho y dhoen oll a-dro – war venydhyow hag yn nansow hag, an dhew, dre wylvos tew. Ytho, an gonn a veu tremenys yntra’n brentys-souder oll an jydh – dhiworth unn skoedh ow pystiga dhe huni arall. Yth esa yn arbennik unn skoedh dhe’n huni esa ow synsi an kompas kenkeynek, ‘meur y nerth ha’y gewerder’. (Henn yw leverel, dhymmo vy.) Gonn Bren yw tamm alkan, meur y vraster, ha’n taklow re veu tennvenhes a yll bos tennys gans tamm alkan, meur y vraster. Naswydh kompas kenkeynek yw tra dennvenhes. Ytho, ‘voilà!’ Ha’n gonn Bren, meur y vraster, kregys war ow skoedh, redyansow oll an kompas o kamm – ha kamm dres eghenn. Prag na wrussa denvyth agan gwarnya a-dro dhe’n hwarvos possybyl ma? Ny wonn vy. Yn hwirhaval, an dus a grysi an dra ma bos heb poester o an keth dus a grysi bos tra pur dha rag bagas skolyers heb ympynnyon dhe wandra der an gwylvos gans gonn Bren avel gwariell. Yn neb kas, prag yth esov ow leverel an taklow ma dhywgh? Yw travyth marnas gwandrans gans den koth mayth eus dhodho brys ow kwandra ynwedh? Na – dhe’n lyha, nyns yw an kas an prys ma. Dres an gwandransow heb amkan a’m para, ni a dheuth dhe’n le ‘koul’ dres eghenn. Nep-tu o, heb dhout, may ervirsa dhevisyoryon an oberenn-navigasyon y talvien ni avoydya gans amal ledan – mar kodhviens yn y gever (ha sertan en vy nag o notyes war vappa topografek). An le ‘koul’ o kowfordh hir, kowfordh pur hir, palys yn ewn yn tu bre. Koedhys war an dor, y fyllsa yn tien porth an gowfordh, gorherys ha kudhys uskis gans gwylvos dhasdevys. Mar kerdhsen deg meter dhe unn tu an gowfordh, y fallsen y weles mann. Yn apert, bal koth ha usyes yw tyller peryllus – le may kyll hwarvos pup-prys koedhow an dor. Ytho, oll an dus a allsa bos beghys po ledhys ena – mars yns gokki lowr rag entra ynno. Ytho, a wrugavy erghi orth ow fara nag ens gesys entra ynno? Yn hwir! A wrussons notya an manylyon a’m gwarnyansow, tynn ha ter aga gnas? Na wrussons. Ytho, yn skon, yth esen ni ow kwandra oll a-dro yn kowfordh, meur hy oes, hy duder ha’y hirder – gonn Bren ha kompas euver hwath genen ni.
Well, on the day that me and my ‘troops’ got horribly lost, we managed not to kill anyone with the Bren Gun. But it was a heavy beast and ‘Boofa’ – the guy who had originally been assigned to carry it – got pretty sick of lugging it about, uphill and down dale, through the thick bush. So, the Bren gun got passed around all day – from shoulder to aching shoulder. Those shoulders included those of the guy who was holding the ‘highly accurate, highly sensitive’ prismatic compass (i.e. me.) A Bren Gun is a substantial piece of metal and – objects that at magnetised are attracted to substantial pieces of metal. A compass needle is a magnetised object. So, voila! While the massive bloody Bren Gun was hanging from my shoulder, all the bearings that I read from the compass were wrong – and massively so. Why did no-one bother to tell us this would happen? Buggered if I know. The people that thought this unimportant were probably the same people that decided that a Bren Gun was a good thing for a bunch of brainless kids to play with. In any event, why am I telling you all this? Is it just another digression by an old man whose mind is wandering? No – at least, not on this particular occasion. During the course of my squad’s misguided wanderings, we came upon a very ‘cool’ place. It was somewhere that, no doubt, the designers of the navigation course would have intended we avoid by a wide margin – if it were known to them at all - since it was definitely not marked on the topographical map. The ‘cool place’ was a long tunnel, a very long tunnel, driven into the side of a hill. Its collapsed entrance was now completely hidden by vigorous re-growth forest. If we had walked ten metres to either side, we would have missed it completely. Obviously, an old, disused mine is a dangerous place – and subject to further collapse at any time. It’s liable to trap and kill anyone foolish enough to enter it. So, did I order my squad not to go into it? Yes, of course, I did! Did they pay the slightest attention to my detailed, strident and urgent warnings? No. not a bit of it. So, very soon, we were all blindly wandering about inside a 100-year-old tunnel, deep inside the hill, Bren gun, useless compass and all.

soldier (n.) souder, soudores;
soldier (n.) souder, soudores;

souder-gober, soudores-wober;
professional soldier [hanow kadarn]