Old Colnorian Language: Lexicon

Pronouns

ngio, nio I [ŋiɔ] → [njɔ] → [ɲɔ]

ganffa we [ˈɡanfa] → [ˈɣɔnfa] → [ˈɣɔːfa] → [ˈjɔːf]

lle you singular [ɛˈɬe] → [ɬe]

ffev you plural

A

adhon 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)

bawdh nm horse

bawhir nm human

birfa nf frost

bladh adj strong

bladhfforwiadh adj heartstrong, brave

blest nn stringed instrument

CH

chawrdhur nm great boulder

D

dadh nm wheel

dawch adj hard, solid

dongwe adj fresh

drimfa vb to swear an oath

DH

dhandr nm dwarf

dhiff, dhiaff nm sail-wing

dhorga nn bone

DW

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

E

elewdh n charm, spell

F

fforwe nm heart

G

gandha nm gontha

ganffa pron we

gargnotha nn goblin

geffra nf snow leopard

gil nn thing that is sacred or offered, [This term later becomes the word for 'God' in the monotheist sense]

girrha nf bear

glar nn hide, skin

glehwe nm friend

gnawdha nf herb

gombdha nm gamudh

gondwio nf

grima vb fight

gwendol nn belt, cincture

gwergwe adj two

gwessa vb sleep

gwist nn hair, fur

H

hawskiri nm dragon scale

hefwe nm longhorn sheep

hi interjection exclamation used to herd animals

I

iasp nn ring

iawf

irdhag:

K

kaffo nf livestock

kaffaredha nm herder, peasant

kerruga nn sword

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

L

lampta vb answer

LL

llavug nm treachery

lle pron you (singular)

lleidh nm king

llele nf face

llembir nm standing stone

llesel nm snow

llin nn bead

llochsa nf lightning, lightning bolt

llomu nf milk

llwe nf fog

llingwe, llingor, llig nm human, man, person

M

makte nn armor

midh, miadh nf house

munda nf tunic

N

ngio, nio pron I

niarik nm raven

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

O

orruch nf path, trail

P

pambda adj old

pardh nm father

penga nf tree

pranda nf linen

R

rig nm master

RH

rhes vb weave

rhich, rhiach nm breath

rhucha vb breathe

rhuma nm blood

S

sachmazi nf she-wolf

sagin nm organ, as of the body

samfa nm salt

skarpa vb peel

skereg nf wyvern

skia, skiach, skiag nm stream

sklebir nm dragon-man, reptilian, lizardman

skrall nm troll

skrin nf meat

smadha nm fire

smil nm blade

smirth vb smile, smile

smig nm gold

sniw, sniawv nm mountain

strawdh nm skycraft

stre nn arrow

stredh nf eagle

swefa nm water

SH

sherff nf clay

T

tancha nm bridge

tesel nf hair

tiawg nm badger

tirra nm bird

TH

thragun nm north

thwerka nm storm

U

uskar nm glambuck

W

wergu nm lord

-wern

-wio nf state of being, condition

wurdala nn glider skycraft

Z

zako nf (compare thsak, Medibgösk) chest, box

zuma nf bow

See Also

• Old Colnorian Language