Inheritance Cycle/Culture/Ancient Language/Vocabulary

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English to Ancient Language[edit | edit source]

Articles, conjunctions, auxiliary verbs, prepositions[edit | edit source]

English Ancient Language
a
am eddyr
and un
are eru
backward aptr
be waíse
did achí
do ach
does ach (the same as "do")
for wiol
forward fram
from fra
have hávr
in unin
is er
let atra
may
not néiat
of abr
that sem
the du
this thornessa
those orya
to eom
under undir
up audr
upon vel
was ero
were erní
will weohnata
with medh

Pronouns[edit | edit source]

English Ancient Language
All allr
I eka
he älfr
his älfrs
me eka
my (formal) pömnuria (Informal: iet)
who iknol
she älfrinn
their theirra
they therr
those thorna
us nosu
you ono
your onr

Nouns[edit | edit source]

English Ancient Language
air vindr
arrow oro
banishing aurboda
bat lethrblaka, literally "leather flapper"
bird fethrblaka, literally "feather flapper"
blanket nagz
blood blödh
blue, deep-throated lily that grows in the Empire loivissa
bond of trust yawë
Brightscales Bjartskular (honorific title for dragons)
brow brun
cactus found near Helgrind talos
calves (as in cow) kalfya
calves (as in leg) kalvis
celebration agaetí
city dras
cripple togira
daughter dautr
day dag
death anglát, freohr, dauth
dominance domia
Dominance of Fate (book) Domia abr Wyrda
dragon skulblaka, literally "scale flapper"
Dragon Rider Shur'tugal
dream draumr
dwarves dvergar
ears eyreya
earth deloi
elf älfa
elf-kind älfakyn
elf-woman älfa-kona
fabric made by cross-weaving wool and nettle threads lámarae
family or house breoal
fate wyrda
feather fethr
flame istalrí
flower fëon
fire brisingr
fool's wisdom orothrim
forest welden
Forsworn Wyrdfell
friend fricai, vinr
gate grind
gold kuldr
good fortune esterní
greetings Kvetha
Hallowed Day dagshelgr
hand lam
harm haina
happiness ilian
heart hjarta
heart of hearts Eldunarí
hell hel
ill vandr
king könungr
knife knifr
leaf laufsbläd
leather lethr
life líf
life's (as a genetive noun) lifs
light garjzla
lightning kveykva
elven liqueur faelnirv
luck guliä
magic vanyali, gramarye
master ebrithil
memory manin
misery zar'roc
misfortune rauthr
mist rakr, datia
mixture of beeswax and hazelnut used to moisten the skin nalgask
mourning Chetowä
Morning Star Aiedail
mortal dauthleikr
mountain fell
movement sharjalví
name nama
oath ren
orb böllr
palm ignasia
path gata
peace mor'ranr
picture created through magic fairth
Place of Sorrow Ristvak’baen
plains völlar
poison eitrum
princess drötningu
purple-flowered plant delois
rain thringa
sage osthato
scale skul
script kvaedhi
serpent orúm
shadow súndav
shield skölir
silver arget
Silver hand Argetlam
sorrow baen
Spine Carthungavë
Spring vara
stars evarínya
stick vöndr
stone stenr
sun solus
sword sverd
The Burning Plains Du Völlar Eldrvarya
The Dragon War Du Fyrn Skulblaka
The Guarding Forest Du Weldenvarden
the morning star Aiedail
The Sighing Mists (a poem song) Du Silbena Datia
The Wandering Path Du Vrangr Gata
The Warders Varden
thornapple haldthin
thought hugin
tree traevam
truth thorta
type of bonding between a dragon and Rider indlvarn
prominence edur
war fyrn
warden varden
water adurna
witch seithr
wolf garm
word eïnradhin
woman kona

Verbs and Adjectives[edit | edit source]

English Ancient Language
awaken vakna
beautiful nuanen
bind malthinae
blasted (as in cursed) nángoröth
baby burthr
born burthro
break, hit jierda
bright bjart
brighten naina
broad böetq
burn eldrvarya
catch kodthr
change moi
die deyja
dull gëuloth
empty eyddr
find finna
flap blaka
fly flauga
follow tauthr
go gánga
hallowed shelgr
halt blöthr
happy ilia
harm haina
healed heill
hear hóna
hide frethya
hold huildr
honour celöbra
ill vandr
invoke ethgrí
lack vanta
leave eitha
live lífa
marked fodhr
mean malabra
mourning osthato
need vanta
oaken ekar
poetic liduen
quiet maela
raise reisa
red raudhr
reduce brakka
release losna
rest stydja
rise rïsa
rule thelduin
run hlaupa
scale skul
see sjon
sharp hvass
shining Gedwëy
sighing silbena
silent hljödhr
sing gala
sleep slytha
smooth lunaea
speak ilerneo
stare kópa
stay sitja
steal äftaka
stop letta
strong ramr
take taka
temper tuatha
thank elrun
thicken thaefathan
thrust thrysta
traverse thverr
unconquerable edoc'sil
under undir
unite gath
unlock ma'mor
wandering vrangr
ward vard
warded vardo
warders varden
watch varda
white hvitr
whole ikonoka

Prefixes and suffixes[edit | edit source]

Ancient Language English
Alfa-kona elf woman (may be used as a suffix)
Elda a gender-neutral honorific suffix of great praise, attached with a hyphen.
Finiarel an honorific suffix for a young man of great promise, attached with a hyphen.
Svit-kona a formal honorific for an “alfa-kona” of great wisdom.
Vodhr a male honorific suffix of middling praise, attached with a hyphen.
Vor a male honorific for a close friend

Other[edit | edit source]

English Ancient Language
put forth fortha