Dwarven Lexicon, Volume 1 (book)

The Dwarven Lexicon, Volume I (A through F)

Letter A

A, an                                            nin
abandon (v), renounce (v)          barlate
above (prep)                                 far
according to (prep)                          khil
account, reckoning                           talig
accuse (v)                                   wroka
acid (n)                                     oks
acorn                                        garnaal
acquit (v)                                   twoma svik
admit, confess                               svirka
advantage                                    gagur
aether (n)                                   motarn
affection (n)                                atir
afflict (v)                                  bechae
affliction (n)                               bech
after (in phrasal verbs)             var-
after all                                    varsidh
again                                        eft
again (adv, phrasal)                    endagi, e(n)d-

 
against (prep)                               du(n)
age                                          draan
air (n)                                      lopat
ale (n)                                      owl
all                                          ker, ker-
alone                                        danik
alongside (prep, adv)                  nakriin
also (adv)                                   kaan
altar                                        sawthstad
although (conj)                              chavan
always                                       kerhvil
ambush (n)                                   lawn
ambush (v)                                   lawne
among (prep)                                 midhar
ancestor (n)                                 forfedh
anchor                                       ankar
and (conj)                                   cha
anger                                        grem
angry                                        gremik
animal (n)                                   diwr
announce                                     bodha
answer (n)                                   dwirn
answer (v)                                   dwirna
anvil                                        stedh
 
anxiety                                      kvidh
anywhere                                     achar
appearance (n)                               shon
apple (n)                                    ubil
approach (v)                                 nakvande, naktika
apron                                        svunt
archer  (n)                                  sverfilis
arm (n)                                      ram
armor  (n)                                   hildbuning, sarv
army  (n)                                    haast
around (prep)                                hnuur
arrive                                       attika
arrive at, reach                             (at)tika at
arrow  (n)                                   flin
art                                          krewft
artisan, artist                              krewftis
as (adv/conj)                                sve
ash (n)                                      lawt
ask (question, inquire)                      fretae
ask, request                                 kwinga
astonishment, surprise               sild
at (prep, adv, phrasal)                   vut, vut-
attack (v)                                   atsoka
auger                                        nawgar

 aunt (n)                                     tarshar, awthamshar
author, writer, poet                         brathwrit
autumn                                       hawst
avalance  (n)                                snewrskridh
avalanche (n)                                skorthrerg
away (adv), pref in phrasal verbs)           af, af-
awl                                                  alar
ax                                                   bardh
axle                                                 aksil
 
Letter B
 
back (adv, phrasal)                          tir, tir-
back (n)                                     bak
bad                                          il
bake (v)                                     poba
bald (adj)                                   skolot
 
bank, counter (in shop)                      bench
Barbarian (member of B. guild)               elding
barbarian (uncivilized person) (n)           svorsvaad
barbaric (adj)                               svorsvaadik
Bard                                         krewftsmidh
bark (n, of dog)                             hvark
bark (of tree)                               krag

bark (v)                                     hvarka
barley                                       shaln
barn                                         derm
basket                                       lawp
battle (n)                                   hild
battle-ax  (n)                               viikbardh
be (v)                                       va, vare
be silent                                    hleva
beam                                         kran
bean (n)                                     siib
bear (n)                                     vorn
bear (v, of mother), produce, bring forth    fewdha
beard (n)                                    skeg
beast (n)                                    knold
beat (v)                                     klowta
beautiful (w/ second sense of shining)       galn
because of, owing to (prep)                  thand
because, since (conj)                        vaardh
become                                       vaarthe
bed                                          hvil
bee (n)                                 sting
beech                                        sliir
beef (n)                                     oksikot
beer (n)                                     bowr

 befall (v), come to pass (v)                 virhendae
before (prep, conj)                          for, for-
beget (of father)                            ale
beggar                                       almis
begin                                        hlefa
beginning (n)                                hlef
behind (prep, adv)                           aftar
believe                                      galawbe
belly (n)                                    kvidhar
belt                                         girdel
bend (v)                                     sverfae
berry (n)                                    ber
beside (prep), except (prep)                 svorkni
betray (v)                                   twinda
between (prep, adv)                          vart
beyond (prep)                                indar
bind (v)                                     tiga
birch                                        dwern
bird (n)                                     fugal
bite (n)                                     grim
bite (v)                                     grima
biter (n)                                    grimis
bitter                                       biisk
black                                        svarthik
 

blackness                                    svarth
blade (n)                                    kveng
blame (n)                                    taal
blame (v), criticize (v)                     hrange
bless (v)                                    svadhe
blessing (n)                                 svadh
blind (adj)                                  gol
blood, gore (n)                              grewd
bloodstream, blood (still in body) (n)       likflod
blow (v)                                     hlane
blue                                         kwar
blunt, dull                                  shlor
blush (v)                                    rawndalte
board                                        palank
boast (n)                                    hrop
boast (v)                                    hropa
boat                                         skif
body (n)                                     lik
bog (n)                                      sklowr
boil (v)                                     velae
boil (v)                                     vula
bond (n)                                     band
bone (n)                                     kanach
book                                         bok

 boot                                         paer
bore                                         knathe
borrow                                       preshae
bottom                                       grund
boulder (n)                                  garnum
boundary                                     mark
bow (n weapon)  (n)                          sverfil
bowl (n)                                     kwakh
boy (n)                                      piltar
bracelet                                     faal
brain (n)                                    harn
branch                                       bruk
brave                                        hraast
bread (n)                                    hlaaf
break (v)                                    braeka
breastplate, corslet  (n)                    brinch
breath, spirit (n)                           ownad
 
breathe (v)                                  anane
brick                                        tigal
bridge                                       brug
bright, light (in color), pale               baartik
bring                                        atbaare
bronze                                       brawnaas
brook (n)                                    akhawa

 broom                                        hvisk
brother (n)                                  barad, bereth
brother-in-law (n)                           magkar
brush                                        bust
buckler (n)                                  rownd
build                                        gewrve
bull (n)                                     far
burn (v)                                     brina
bury (the dead) (v)                          grefta
bush (n)                                     kestal
but (conj)                                   awk
butcher (v)                                  kwelae
butter (n)                                   angwen
butterfly (n)                                svarsesh
button                                       knob
buy (v)                                      kawpe
by (in oaths e.g. "by Kertigen")             hvar
by (prep)                                    fawr
 
Letter C
 
cake (n)                                     barg
call (v)                                     hvaate
can, may, be able to                         mota
canal (n)                                    triif
candle, light                                hlos
captive, prisoner  (n)                       hunth
caravan  (n)                                 kartvand
care (n)                                     sarg
care (v)                                     sarge
carpenter                                    mowrkrit
carriage, wagon, cart                        kart
carry, bear (v)                              baare
cart, wagon, carriage                        kart
carve                                        grafe
cast (v, metals)                             gota
castle, keep                                 fast
cat (n)                                      kowt
cattle (n)                                   nawt
cause                                        faarin
cave, cavern                                 hol
center, middle (n)                           midh
chain (n)                                    hlek
chair                                        stol
change (v)                                   wrikla
cheap                                        tawdik
cheek (n)                                    kin
cheese (n)                                   kes

 chest, breast (n)                            bron
chicken (n)                                  kuklin
child (n)                                    kild
chimney                                      raekawg
chin (n)                                     hak
chisel (n)                                   grafil
circle                                       hring
citizen                                      stedis
city                                         borg
clan, tribe                                  stok
clash, din  (n)                              kniir
clay                                         thakh
clean                                        hraan
clear, plain, obvious                        svikuk
Cleric                                       tivgradhis, tivis
cliff (n)                                    klif
cloak                                        hakul
clock                                        vaarl
cloth                                        vadh
clothe, dress (v)                            klewdha
clothing, clothes                            klewdh, buning
cloud (n)                                    milm
club  (n)                                    sagil
coat                                         paad

coin                                         mint
cold                                         chil
collar                                       flap
collect, gather (v)                          hlisa
color (n)                                    sklar
comb                                         kiir
come (v)                                     tika
comet (n)                                    draefcharn
command, order (n)                           ordh
command, order (v)                           ordha
common (adj)                                 flag
companion                                    gasinth
compel                                       nawdhe
concerning (prep)                            bi(n)
contrary to (prep), against                  endan
convict (v)                                  twoma sklug
cook (n), chef                               matabis
cook (v)                                     matabe
cool (adj)                                   kwol
copper                                       aas
cord                                         staring
corn                                         kern
corner                                       hvam
corpse (n)                                   nar

 cost (v)                                     vitha
cough (n)                                    host
cough (v)                                    hosta
council, assembly (n)                        thing
count (v)                                    tale
country, nature, wilderness                  gwadh, gwadhur
court                                        haav
court (of law)  (n)                          vitthing
cousin (n)                                   gadil
cover (v)                                    hliwa
cow, ox (n)                                  okis
craft, trade (n)                             mundtol
craftsman                                    mundtolis, -(w)rit
crawl (v)                                    kritha
creep (v)                                    skarthe
crime                                        sowk
criticism (n)                                hrang
crooked                                      hraag
crop                                         fraant
cross                                        talg
crowd, multitude                     throwng
crown  (n)                                   hawfhring
cry (v), weep (v)                            gretae
cultivate, till (v)                          bruga
 

 cup (n)                                      stikal
curse (n)                                    baan
curse (v)                                    baane
custom, law                                  svedh
cut (n)                                      skiir
cut (v)                                      snipa, knifa

Letter D

dance (v)                                    hopa
danger                                       sliith
danger (n)                                   hrak
dare (v)                                     thora
dark (of color) (adj)                        mirkik
darkness (n)                                 mirk
daughter (n)                                 nagen
daughter-in-law (n)                          magkwon
dawn                                         laathbrun
day                                          laath
dead (adj)                                   daan
deaf (adj)                                   bawth
death (n)                                    hnarth
debt                                         skul
debtor                                       skulis
 

 deceit                                       twil
deceive                                      twila
deep                                         twar
deer (n)                                     os
defeat (v)                                   gorcha
defend (v)                                   hverkae
defendant  (n)                               afthragis
delay                                        dwelda
deliver (v)                                  nonda
demon                                        skoch
deny                                         lawge
depart, go away (v)                          afvande
descendant (n)                               uttik
desire (v)                                   gare
destroy (v)                                  frake
dew (n)                                      skisk
dictionary                                   brathbok
die (v)                                      sveltae
difficult                                    torug
difficulty, narrow spot                tor
dig                                         delva
dirty                                        lach
dish, plate (n)                              tesk
do (v)                                       gorva
 dog (n)                                      hundar
donkey (n)                                   asil
doom                                         ulak
door                                         khawr
double, twofold                              twonka
doubt (n)                                    twiv
doubt (v)                                    twiva
dough (n)                                    daag
down                                         karg, karg-
dragon (n)                                   drak
draw (v), pull                               hriifa
draw (v), sketch                             skechae
dream (n)                                    drawm
dream (v)                                    drawme
dress (n)                                    gown
dress (v), clothe                            klewdha
drink (n)                                    drekak
 
drink (v)                                    kvafe
drive (v)                                    kerae
drop (n)                                     glon
drop (v)                                     thuda
drunk (adj)                                  owlik
dry                                          thir
duck (n)                                     ond
 dust (n)                                     dupat
duty                                         dalgar
Dwarf (n)                                    Dabru (pl. Debru)
Dwarven (adj)                                Dabrush
dwell (v)                                    dwelae
dwelling                                     haald
dye (n)                                      liit
dye (v)                                      liita

Letter E

eagle (n)                                    gwendrot
ear (n)                                      hlust
early                                        snem
earth (n)                                    orth
ease (n)                                     awdh
east                                         aws
easy                                         awdhug
eat (v)                                      mate
edge                                         skawt
egg (n)                                      adog
eight                                        knof
either...or (conj)                           andis...ataw
elbow (n)                                 olbog
 

 Elf (n)                                      Liitha (pl. Liitharen)
Elothean (adj)                               Vantish
Elothean (n)                                 Vant (pl. Vent)
Elven, Elf (adj)                             Liithash
emotion, feeling                             thugur
Empath                                       helkthigis
empty                                        laar
end                                          des
end (n)                                      and
enemy                                        kweln
enough                                       ganok
enter (v)                                    gavande, gatika
envy, jealousy                               nethur
equal                                        onar
evening                                      kveld
ever                                         dregi
every                                        hver
evil                                         skad
exile (v), drive out (v)                     draefa
expense, cost (n)                            vith
expensive, costly                            verdhik
explain                                      svika
eye (n)                                      awg
eyebrow (n)                                  brun

Letter F

face (n)                                     andalt
face (v)                                     hlita
faith, loyalty                               trur
faithful, loyal                              trurik
falcon  (n)                                  shiir
fall (v)                                     drusa
family                                       kind
family (n)                                   gardas
far (adv)                                    langig
farmer                                       brugaad
fast, quick, swift (adj)                     snart
fate  (n)                                    hradh
father (n)                                   tawr
father-in-law (n)                            magkar
fault, guilt                                 sowk
fear (v)                                     skulka
fear, fright                                 skulk
fearful                                      skulksel
fearsome                                     skulksarn
feather (n)                                  showdhar
feel (v)                                     thrifa
 felt                                         thof
female (adj)                                 karlik
festival (n)                                 gwiil
few                                          tark
field                                        fraal
field (n)                                    slaet
fierce                                       grarm
fight (v)                                    viika
finally, at last, in the end                 sidhgig
find (v)                                     fintha
fine                                         gulthmolk
finger (n)                                   mer
finish (v)                                   ande
fir                                          durn
fire (n)                                     eldar
fireplace, hearth                            arnin
first                                        danrum
fish (n)                                     asak
five                                         gaal
flame (n)                                    log
flat                                         hval
flea (n)                                     smit
flee (v), retreat (v)                        afthrage
fleet  (n)                                   skifhaast
flesh (n)                                    hold
float (v)                                    shota
floor                                        flat
flow (v)                                     shota
flower                                       biirk
fly (n)                                      tiip
fly (v)                                      shuga
fog (n)                                      nud
fold (v)                                     pliga
follow (v)                                   filga
food (n)                                     vikt
foolish, stupid                              dwal
foot (measure) (n), foot's length            trawgmol
foot (n)                                     trawg
for (prep)                                   ok
forbid                                       bane
ford (n)                                     hilor
forehead (n)                                 enin
foreign (adj)                                svordik
foreigner (n)                                svordas
forest (n)                                   kaal
forever                                      bardregi
forge (n)                                    smedstad, stedstad
forge (v)                                    smidha
forget                                       drotha
forgive                                      knarliifa
fork, pitchfork (n)                          chug
form, shape (n)                              skaf
fortress, fort  (n)                          brach, brag
fortune, luck                                hend
four                                         kwart
four times (adv)                             kwartig
fourth                                       kwartrum
fox (n)                                      refar
fragrant                                     daaln
free (adj)                                   saarn
freedom                                      saarnur
friend                                       grek
from (prep)                                  faar
frost (n)                                    howr
fruit (n)                                    alad
fry (v)                                      haesta
full                                         laan
fur                                          lodh
furniture                                    gardbuning
furrow                                       trodtrak
furthermore, also (adv/conj)                 firdh
future  (n)                                  ewnenur

See Also

Dwarven Lexicon, Volume 2 (G through L)
Dwarven Lexicon, Volume 3 (M through R)
Dwarven Lexicon, Volume 4 (S through Z)