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[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I guess technically "By the Nine" is a religious exclamation.

[–] Willoughby@piefed.world 4 points 2 months ago

"you're finally awake"

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The nine... Muses? Mothers of Heimdall? Months of childbirth? Worlds on Yggdrasil?

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The nine divines you apostate!

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sorry you're going to have to elaborate :p

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's an elder Scrolls reference :)

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You could substitute any number and get a superficially meaningless swear that means “substitute appropriately heavy blasphemy here”.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"By the Seven" if you're ever in Westoros.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought they were mostly secular in Västerås.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Lolno they have both old gods and new.

Nine rings for the mortal men doomed to die?