Meaning of salnis | Babel Free

Definitions

roan horse (horse with coat characterized by an even mixture of colored and white hairs on the body)

declension-2, masculine

Examples

“zem salņa kājām sniegi / kā spilves pukojas”

under the roan's feet (= hooves) the snow / grumbles like cotton grass

“jātnieks zirgu noglauda: “salni, mans salni, ko krākdams tu kārpies...””

the rider stroked the horse: “roan, my roan, how noisily you paw...”

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