Watership Down Terms

The rabbit language. Most terms found in Watership Down are Lapine words. read analysis of Lapine

A rabbit game played with stones of various sizes, colors, and textures. read analysis of Bob-stones

Enemies of rabbits, or things which pose a danger to rabbits. read analysis of Elil

Basic rabbit food such as grass, shoots, and flowers. read analysis of Flay

The rabbits’ name for their sun-god. They see the sun as the literal manifestation of this god. read analysis of Frith

Any time after moonrise. read analysis of Fu Inlé

A wandering rabbit who lives in the open. Plural: Hlessil. read analysis of Hlessi

A fox. read analysis of Homba

Droppings or excrement. read analysis of Hraka

A tractor or car. read analysis of Hrududu

The moon; also a word denoting darkness, fear, or death. read analysis of Inlé

A badger. read analysis of Lendri

A doe. read analysis of Marli

Noon. read analysis of Ni-Frith

The ruling clique of a warren usually comprised of its strongest, most fearsome rabbits. The Owsla keep order and enforce rabbit rules and law. read analysis of Owsla

The Efrafan rabbits are assigned sectors of the warren and schedules for eating and sleeping based on Marks they are branded with by being bitten at birth on different parts of their bodies. read analysis of Mark

A cat. read analysis of Pfeffa

An honorific suffix used to signify a rabbit’s status as chief or leader. read analysis of Rah

A shallow hole dug for temporary shelter. read analysis of Scrape

To go above ground to feed. Both a noun and a verb (like “supper”). read analysis of Silflay

The rabbit-state of being paralyzed or hypnotized by fear. Brought on by intense nerves or staring directly into the lights of a hrududu. read analysis of Tharn

A disease that affects rabbits’ vision and slowly kills them. read analysis of White Blindness

A hedgehog. read analysis of Yona