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Smelt dawn

 
 
rok
 
Reply Tue 25 Jan, 2011 02:21 am
He awoke in the Dark Ages and smelt dawn in the dark, and knew he was
not wholly a slave.

What does 'smelt dawn' mean?

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Setanta
 
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Reply Tue 25 Jan, 2011 04:43 am
It suggests that the person referred to could smell the changes which come with the rising of the sun. It appears to be a figurative use of the word dawn.
LionTamerX
 
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Reply Tue 25 Jan, 2011 04:46 am
@Setanta,
Unless, of course, "Dawn" is capitalized. Heh heh.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Tue 25 Jan, 2011 05:46 am
Dawn, go away i'm no good for you . . .
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