proverb · Legacy record
Never count a Hordes-man dead until you have seen the body–even then, do not be sure.
Never count a Hordes-man dead until you have seen the body–even then, do not be sure.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A Hordes-man not to be counted dead even after a body is seen exaggerates persistence and uncertainty. The saying resists an easy conclusion that someone has been defeated.
What the words are saying
The precise referent and traditional context of Hordes-man are unverified. A qualified reading can recognise hyperbole without inventing a group history or martial reputation. It provides no method of determining death and is not a medical assessment.
Everyday example
A reader treats the line as exaggerated resilience rather than applying it to a real person’s condition.
When to use it
Use it only as a qualified persistence-and-uncertainty image.
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What it does not mean
No verified group attribute or medical death-determination rule is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Mongolia
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 404; PDF page 39; collection label: Mongolia
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Mongolia