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