Old Colnorian Language: Lexicon

Pronouns

ngio, nio I [ŋiɔ] → [njɔ] → [ɲɔ]

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

lle you singular

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)

baudh nm horse

bauhir nm human

birfa nf frost

bladh adj strong

bladhfforwiadh adj heartstrong, brave

blest nn stringed instrument

CH

chawrdhur nm great boulder

D

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

F

fforwe nm heart

G

gandha nm gontha

ganffa pron we

gargnotha nn goblin

geffra nf snow leopard

girrha nf bear

glar nn hide, skin

glehwe nm friend

gnaudha:

gombdha nm gamudh

gondwio nf

grima vb fight

gwendol nn belt, cincture

gwergwe adj two

gwessa vb sleep

gwist nn hair, fur

H

hauskiri nm dragon scale

hefwe nm longhorn sheep

hi interjection exclamation used to herd animals

I

iasp nn ring

iauf

irdhag:

K

kaffo nm livestock

kaffaredha nm herder, peasant

kerruga nn sword

kiaula 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: old

pardh 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

smadha: fire

smil: blade

smirth vb smile, smile

smig nm gold

sniw, sniauv nm mountain

straudh nm skycraft

stre: arrow

stredh: 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