Your Favourite Bushcraft Word

[shep]

One word that is evocative of something special to you to do with bushcraft and outdoors.

Firesteel and knife are taken, s0rry.

The word I heard recently is 'madrugada' - a lovely sounding word which is the Spanish for the 'blue hour' before dawn. I originally heard it as a band name for a great Norwegian group and only learned what it meant this week - maybe they're bushcrafters too...

What word does it for you?

 

[scottishwolf]

"Spruce"

 

[shep]

Yeah that is a good sounding word.
It goes for waking yourself up with a splash of stream water, wood you know will boil your dinner, make cordage, log-cabins all sorts - about as 'bushcraft' as you get!

 

[maddave]

Forest

Just conjures big trees, moss and the smell of woodsmoke on the air

 

[Shewie]

"Epiglotis", a great sounding word but not very/at all bushcrafty

back on topic though, how about "Forage" or "Ember"

Rich

 

[FGYT]

wack the back of your hand while Batoning and other interestin Bushy Near misses

thats the:yikes: :aargh4: uppy_dog word

 

[Matt Weir]

I can't believe no-one's mentioned 'bimble' yet

 

[SOAR]

parang sounds cool.

 

[John Fenna]

Regeneration - that will do it for me!
Regenerating mind, body, spirit, plus wildlife, skills, apreciation etc......

 

[rednek]

I can't believe no-one's mentioned 'bimble' yet

yes 'bimbie' is the best word in the universe!!!

 

[In Wood]

It has to be Fettle! Its a great word still used here "Up North"
Dictionary definition " to line or repair: to repair or arrange a thing oneself: to repair or mend something: a state of health, spirits"
I love to Fettle, be it a piece of wood into an axe helve or a bit of scrap leather into a sheath.
any bad or poor situation can be resolved if you are in fine fettle.

 

[British Red]

Bimble is great - I also like "fossik".

Used in a conversation

"I'm going to fossik in those hedgerows for pignuts"



Red

 

[Wayland]

Well for me it's often all about the "Light"

 

[twisted firestarter]

peace

 

[born2roam]

time

Not nearly enough of it ;-)

Grtz Johan

 

[Tiley]

'Fossik' has a real quality to it. I'm quite fond of 'ember' - sort of suggests that warm glow that you only ever get outdoors as well as those fiery connections.

 

[mace242]

For just the sound of the word: sycamore (mushroom's a close second). For the emotions it brings: ember - for the same reasons as Tiley.

 

[stotRE]

Dunnage can be useful and also mystical

 

[Nat]

Firs.
Everytime i hear it spoken i think of Twin Peaks and Agent Coopers face when he says it into his dictaphone. Was a rather mystical experience watching those 2 seasons.:werd:

 

[Jodie]

Word: bivvy
Phrase: wild places
Sound: tweeting things, rain on leaves, augers grinding through ice & water swooshing up
Smell: heated resin, fire-cooked food
Sight: forests in moonlight, autumnal colours
Feeling: forests in moonlight, unexpectedly getting a good night's sleep out doors!