Old Colnorian Language

Colnorian ca 400 AS to 200 AS -- predecessor of Jasturian, Kasthavian, Medibgösk, Kiallish, Dewyddairsh,

Phonology

p, ff b, b/v/f r, rh l, ll s, sh t, th d, dd k, ch g, gh h

Lexicon

Pronouns

ngio, nio I

ganffa we

lle you singular

ffev you plural

A

addon nn age, period of time

and vb come

ar nm godling, minor divinity

arbu nm east

arda nf thraughbear

arrha nm god, such as Kiall

aspur nm bird, swallow

astur nm branch

B

bambir nm giant

basbe nm patchudeek (giant yak)

baudh nm horse

bauhir nm human

birfa nf frost

bladd adj strong

bladdfforwiadd adj heartstrong, brave

blest nn stringed instrument

CH

chawrdhur nm great boulder

D

drimfa vb to swear an oath

DD

ddandr nm dwarf

ddiff, ddiaff nm sail-wing

ddorga nn bone

DW

dwemos nf tendon, nerve, ligament, taken from animal and used for string in musical instrument or for tying

F

fforwe nm heart

G

gandda nm gontha

ganffa pron we

gargnotha nn goblin

geffra nf snow leopard

girrha nf bear

glar nn hide, skin

glehwe nm friend

gnaudda:

gombdda: gamudh

gondwio:

grima: to fight

gwergwe: two

H

hauskiri: dragon scale

hefwe: longhorn sheep

hi: exclamation used to herd animals

I

iasp: ring

iauf

irddag:

K

kerruga nn sword

kiaula nm mountain cave, mountain weir, for resting skycraft; later comes to mean mountain fortress

krehur nm great rock

L

lampta vb answer

LL

llavug: treachery

lle pron you (singular)

lleidd: king

llele: face

llembir: standing stone

llesel: snow

llin: bead

llochsa: lightning, lightning bolt

llomu: milk

llwe: fog:llingwe, llingor, llig: human, man, person

M

makte: armor

midd, miadd: house

munda: tunic

N

ngio, nio pron I

niarik: raven

-nir, -nor: diminutive, derivative, used of people, humanlikes

O

orruch: path, trail

P

pambda: old

pardd nm father

penga nf tree

pranda nf linen

R

rig nm master

RH

rhes vb to weave

rhich, rhiach nm breath

rhucha vb to breathe

rhuma nm blood

S

sachmazi: she-wolf

sagin: organ, as of the body

samfa: salt

skarpa vb to peel

skereg: wyvern

skia, skiach, skiag: stream

sklebir: dragon-man, reptilian, lizardman

skrall nm troll

skrin: meat

smadda: fire

smil: blade

smirth vb smile, smile

smig nm gold

sniw, sniauv nm mountain

straudh nm skycraft

stre: arrow

stredd: eagle

swefa: water

SH

sherff: clay

T

tancha: bridge

tesel: hair

tiaug: badger

tirra: bird

TH

thragun: north

thwerka: storm

U

uskar: glambuck

W

wergu: lord

-wern:

-wio: state of being, condition

wurdala: glider skycraft

Z

zako: (compare thsak, Medibgösk) chest, box

zuma: bow

See Also

• Old Colnorian Language: Lexicon
• Thwarrish