Du deloi lunaea. — Smooth the earth/dirt.
Du Namar Aurboda — The Banishing of the Names
Du Vrangr Gata — The Wandering Path
edur — a tor or prominence
Eka eddyr ai Shur’tugal... Shur’tugal... Argetlam. — I am a Dragon Rider... Dragon Rider... Silver Hand.
Eka elrun ono. — I thank you.
elda — a gender-neutral honorific suffix of great praise, attached with a hyphen
Eldhrimner O Loivissa nuanen, dautr abr deloi/Eldhrimner nen ono weohnatai medh solus un thringa/Eldhrimner un fortha onr feon vara/Wiol allr sjon. — Grow, O beautiful Loivissa, daughter of the earth/Grow as you would with sun and rain/Grow and put forth your flower of spring/For all to see.
Eldunari—the heart of hearts
Erisdar — the flameless lanterns both the elves and the dwarves use (named after the elf who invented them)
faelnirv — elven liqueur
fairth — a picture taken by magical means on a shingle of slate
fell — mountain
finiarel — an honorific suffix for a young man of great promise, attached with a hyphen
flauga — fly
fram — forward
Fricai onr eka eddyr. — I am your friend.
ganga — go Garjzla, letta! — Light, stop!
gedwey ignasia — shining palm
Helgrind — The Gates of Death
Indlvarn — a certain type of pairing between a Rider and dragon jierda — break; hit
konungr — king
Kuldr, risa lam iet un malthinae unin bollr. — Gold, rise to my hand and bind into an orb.
kveykva — lightning
lamarae — a fabric made by cross-weaving wool and nettle threads (similar in construction to linsey- woolsey, but of higher quality)
letta — stop
Liduen Kvaedhi—Poetic Script
loivissa — a blue, deep-throated lily that grows in the Empire
maela — quiet
naina — make bright
nalgask — a mixture of beeswax and hazelnut oil used to moisten the skin
Nen ono weohnata, Arya Drottningu. — As you will, Princess Arya.
seithr — witch
Shur’tugal — Dragon Rider
slytha — sleep
Stenr risa! — Stone, rise!
svit-kona — a formal honorific for an elf woman of great wisdom
talos — a cactus found near Helgrind
thaefathan — thicken
Thorta du ilumeo! — Speak the truth!
vakna — awaken
vodhr — a male honorific suffix of middling praise, attached with a hyphen
Waise heill! — Be healed!
yawe—a bond of trust
THE DWARF LANGUAGE
Ascudgamln — fists of steel
Az Knurldrathn — The Trees of Stone
Az Ragni — The River
Az Sindriznarrvel — The Gem of Sindri
barzul — curse someone with ill fate
delva — a term of endearment among the dwarves; also a form of gold nodule indigenous to the Beor Mountains that the dwarves greatly prize
dur — our
durgrimst — clan (literally, “our hall,” or “our home”)
durgrimstvren — clan war
eta — no
Eta! Narho udim etal os isu vond! Narho udim etal os formvn mendunost brakn, az Varden, hrestvog dur grimstnzhadn! Az Jurgenvren qathrid ne domar oen etal — No! I will not let that happen! I will not let these beardless fools, the Varden, destroy our country. The Dragon War left us weak and not—
Fanghur — dragon-like creatures that are smaller and less intelligent than their cousins (native to the Beor Mountains)
Farthen Dur — Our Father
Feldunost — frostbeard (a species of goat native to the Beor Mountains)
Galdhiem — Bright/shining head
Ghastgar — spear-throwing contest akin to jousting and fought on the backs of Feldunost
grimstborith — clan chief (literally, “hall chief ”; plural is
grimstcarvlorss — arranger of the house
grimstnzborith — ruler of the dwarves, whether king or queen (literally, “halls’ chief ”)
huthvir — double-bladed staff weapon used by Durgrimst Quan
Hwatum il skilfz gerdumn! — Listen to mine words!
Ingeitum — fire workers; smiths
Isidar Mithrim — Star Rose (the star sapphire)
knurla — dwarf (literally, “one of stone”; plural is
knurlaf — woman/she/her
knurlag — man/he/him
knurlagn — men
Knurlcarathn — stoneworkers; masons
Knurlnien — Stone Heart
Ledwonnu—Kilf’s necklace; also used as a general term for
menknurlan — unstone ones/those who are not, or are without, stone (the worst insult in Dwarvish; cannot be directly translated into English)
merna — lake/pool
Nagra — giant boar, native to the Beor Mountains
Nal, Grimstnzborith Orik! — Hail, King Orik!
ornthrond — eagle eye
Ragni Darmn — River of Small Red Fish
Ragni Hefthyn — River Guard
Shrrg — giant wolf, native to the Beor Mountains
Skilfz Delva — Mine Delva (see
